My world is wet today
luxurious,
damp, drenched;
Droplets
hang off the leaves, bending them,
hugging,
pulling them downward;
They
anoint the still-budded lilac blossoms
before
their blooming, their awakening,
their
rich purple, white, and plum, fragrant,
made
richer by their watery skin
New
leaves under the weight
droplets
heavy, hanging,
bowing
the thin white pine needles
their
undersides exposed to drink
to drink
in this morning;
Hushed
in the rain, falling, lightly,
temperature
near the dew point,
Sprouts
of just-planted flowers
Eager
from the parched soil,
new
puddles bloom too
on
the ground, the driveway;
Collect
and gather the water into pools
still
without the smell of summer rain yet;
Tears
splash and spread, ripples to the edges;
Silent
shimmers, heralds, messengers
in
the spring rain this morning
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edited March
8, 2018
A Spring Rain –
v6
(editing version 5 and original)
after finding original poem in a list of my popular poems
on Literary Devices site about my poetry
edited November 12, 2015
A Spring Rain – v5
(editing version 4)
edited October 22, 2015
A Spring Rain – v4
(editing original)
edited October 10, 2015
A Spring Rain – v3
(editing original)
Edited April 27, 2013
“A Spring Rain – v2”
after request to post it to
the blog
Garden Musings from Memphis
Area Master Gardeners
May 2, 2006 9:30am
A Spring Rain”
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