Summer Rain – v6

A break in the heat

away from the storm front;

No thunder, no lightning,

just rain, warm rain

falling near dusk.

Falling on eager ground,

steaming blacktop,

onto hungry plants -

Thirsty, turning toward the clouds;

Cooling, soothing rain.

Splashing in sudden puddles.

Catching upon open screens

that certain smell

of Summer Rain.

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edited September 19, 2019

Summer Rain – v6

merging edits to version 5 and original

edited after listening to podcast of 7/23/19 of

“The Daily Gardener”

http://thedailygardener.libsyn.com/july-23-2019-st-phocas-the-gardener-frances-ropes-williams-john-goldie-raymond-a-foss-the-living-landscape-by-rick-darke-and-doug-tallamy-wedding-tulle-and-cashew-tarragon-pesto

or

https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/b/4/6/b46764034f2284ef/20190723.mp3?c_id=47966783&cs_id=47966783&destination_id=1149653&expiration=1568915610&hwt=ed89956eeaa3130e613c1ad933f37539

by Jennifer Ebeling

https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.d.ebeling

(she also has a Facebook group for the daily podcast, started in March 2019 at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedailygardener/ )

&

edited May 12, 2015

Summer Rain – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/summer-rain-v5.html

(editing version 3)

edited May 12, 2015

Summer Rain – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/summer-rain-v4.html

(editing version 1)

Edited April 24, 2013

“Summer Rain – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/summer-rain-v3.html

(from original)

&

Edited August 13, 2012

“Summer Rain – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/summer-rain-v2.html

of earlier poem, “Summer Rain”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/08/summer-rain.html

written August 4, 2006 8:35

and edited 10:57

This poem was read on the Allegheny Front radio show

http://alleghenyfront.org/

for August 11, 2012

http://www.alleghenyfront.org/story.html?storyid=201208091728140.804177

It is at about 26:55 of the program.

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