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Friday, June 21, 2019
Poetry Friday: Rain
As a Facebook friend put it, "This has been the Aprilest June ever." I'm visiting my parents in the US, and it has been raining and raining and raining. Yesterday when the rain let up for a few minutes, I went outside and took some photos, and kept thinking about Langston Hughes' famous rain poem. It's about April, but I'm going to post it anyway, in a video at the bottom after some of my pictures.
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It has been wet this spring! I'm ready for more sunshiney days. Wishing you more and more too. Thanks for joining in this week. It's just not Poetry Friday without Ruth!
Yeah, I agree about the Aprilest June ever. And I'm not feeling the love for the rain in Langston's poem. I'm glad it's gone for a bit. The swamp formerly known as our back yard needs some time to recover. Your photo of the swimming clover made me snort in recognition. Crazy weather. But as I posted on FB, the big picture of all this water (with the agricultural runoff) hitting the Gulf of Mexico and the destruction that will cause makes our days of inconvenience seem paltry. Be careful what you complain about...
Here in Vancouver Canada, where June is usually a rainy month after a dry May, we are missing the rain. It's not hot, but the trees and plants in all our parks depend on enough moisture to keep them alive til the downpours of Fall. If only we could trade weather!
Aprilest June is a great description.
Those clover do make a striking photo!
In FL too, we've been getting full days of rain instead of typical afternoon showers. It's very strange! I like the way you told the story of your post in photos and video, Ruth. Beautiful.
When I went to yoga this morning someone said, "Rain is not a unique experience anymore!" I like your teardrop leaf photo and would like to place it in my SpringSpledor Gallery. Is that fine?
Oh, Ruth, my husband brought in your postcard poem from my mailbox this afternoon. I only had time to read it fast but I loved it. I am assuming this is a Summer Poem Swap for me. I will write more about the poem when I reread it. I also love the photo on the postcard. Enjoy Kentucky and your family visit.
Yes, Carol, you may use it! I'm glad you got the postcard. I'll send you the additional photos in a minute.
Watch for mail at your parents.
Thanks, Jone!
Yes, we are in the midwest, and we usually have corn over 6 ft tall by now. Because of all the rain, the farmers that have been able to plant are just now finishing their planting.
What a poem you captured in the clover lake picture–I like all your images but wouldn't mind if the rain let up a bit. Though I'll take the rain over cold weather in summer, Thanks Ruth.
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