rain can be elusive in the outback
thunderstorms roll in from the ocean
love the drama of the thunder cracks
and light flashes yet they often pass over
not sharing their load
feel miffed to be left dry
wondering oh why …
but when eventually
those drops do fall
they wash all clean
the air smells fresh
all looks more green
but we need a lot
to absorb the dust
as some evaporates
mid air, so unfair
so when we get a downpour
many will dance with joy
letting it refresh our soul
knowing that animals
land and nature needs it
shame it doesn’t come
more frequently but then
it might not be so appreciated
d’Verse, rain, Sarah
I loved the monsoons in northern India, maybe this is why ..
If we get too much of a good thing, we don’t consider it a good thing.
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Is that photo from india? It a great photo.
Love you d’verse beautiful flow .
Rain can be wonderful, at the same time can be damaging.
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oh yes many floods here and landslides in the Himalayas … no that photo is taken about ten km from where I took those lovely sunrises, south coast of NSW
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I am confused, I got it my head Australia is your home? But sounds like the Himalayas are?
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no Australia is home but I lived in the Himalayas for years, came home December 2012 after my breast cancer mastectomy … living conditions are easier here 🙂
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Oh wow. Oh wow.
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May the dry land get rain.
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I love rain. Surprisingly we need rain here now. But the sunshine is awesome:)
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Hmm love a rainy day! How about some chai n pakoras… beautifully penned!
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oh a perfect choice for me, I thought of an exact roadstall I’d go to if I were still there 🙂
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Raindrops on roses with chai n pakoras…. are a few of my favourite things…🙃
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how delightful Rita, raindrops on spiderwebs with chai and pakoras or paratha would be mine 🙂
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The rainbow touches down, Kate, sending bursts of color throughout the land. From parched to lush in one storm.
The gray clouds are such because they spent all their color creating rainbows, which foretell life and vitality. What a magnificently selfless gesture.
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Nothing like a rainy day when the land is parched. It changes one’s moods instantly. I liked your poem a lot!
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Big sky brings big rain. Looks like a big storm in your pic.
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We saw a double rainbow the other day. Sparky tried to get a photo but it started to rain and the trees were in the way. We high tailed it home…
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What a great informative and beautiful poem.
So the rain stays high and dry skipping over you! How sad.
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I think you probably appreciate the rain more than we do – what’s seldom is wonderful, as my mother-in-law used to say. It’s true, though, everything feels so clean after that first downpour. Not too much rain, though.
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It must be so frustrating, Kate, watching those thunderstorms roll in, getting all the excitement of the thunder and lightning, but no rain! The relief is palpable in the cheerful lines:
‘those drops do fall
they wash all clean
the air smells fresh
all looks more green’
and the joyous dancing. But you’re so right, you can get too much of a good thing. Rain is forecast here today, but no sign of it so far, just some clouds, which could pass us by with the breeze.
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lol we are used to the show with no results Kim … the ants tell us when rain is actually coming.
No idea why we employ weather people when they are inaccurate about 90% of the time! Any other job you’d get sacked 😉
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Ahh! So you love parathas!! Oh Kate, such an evocative verse and I wish you could have come here during monsoons! Parathas, pakoras and chai on the list, ma’am! ❤️🙂
Btw, lovely pic of the rainbow! 😍
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lol I somehow feel your home cooked ones might be even better than the street stall ones 🙂
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Great poem, Kate!
I love rain! And I only believe it’s coming when I actually see it and feel it. Ha. Been disappointed too many times by weather-predictors. And I don’t like the thunder-lightening show as much if the rain doesn’t follow. 🙂
I hope you all get some good-rains (not destructive-rains)! 🙂 And then let nature, animals, and human-beans rejoice and dance! 😉
Your rainbow photos is marvelous! 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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I like Coops approach to the world, and I’m trying to follow his lead…he is so loving, content, kind, friendly, trusting, attentive, grateful…I want to be more like him. 🙂
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and I want to be more like both of you ❤
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Felt so beautiful while reading this
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That photo of the raindbow is so beautiful and mesmerizing kate…
💕💕💕💕
Its been raining so hard here for the past days and weeks actually.
The anticipation for the actual rain is so evident in your poem…i wish there will be more rain in there than thunderstorms..
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Beautiful poem, Kate!
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Beautiful poem! I love the rain! I think a rain dance is a lovely thought…:)
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lol our traditional landowners do a raindance to encourage rainfall, many of us dance with glee when it comes 🙂
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Wow what a beautiful rainbow, Kate and such a fun loving poem on the Rains. Yes here in India there are many places where it rains a lot and this climate is so lovely, the birds the flowers and everything gets so much joy and happiness. Even we after almost four months of hot climate. Nice poem.
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Love this piece of work – rain poetry always entice me – and you put it so beautifully BTW – this part of the world it rains a lot 😊
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Lovely poem Kate.
We had perfect summer weather for last couple of days. Now clouds have gathered. Kooks like soon we go back to default seeting 🙂
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Love the rain!
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Beautifully composed …..
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We’ve had some muggy days, with some storms that seemed to have offered little relief. But that wonderful rain does help things grow 🙂
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it sure does, essential 🙂
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The tension of rain never being released must be overbearing… and i assume that once once it comes it’s always too much.
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yes a land of extremes ..
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I enjoy the rain for the most part. 😉
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good, how are you?
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