Poetry from A to Z *
(* NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge)
O is for… Ombrology
~ by Laurel Regan
(Pssst… new here? Welcome to Alphabet Salad! For background on how and why I got involved in both NaPoWriMo and the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, check out this post… and, if you’d like to catch up on my progress to date, my challenge posts are tagged with Poetry from A to Z. Glad you stopped by, and hope you’ll return!)
a memory
bus stop
waiting
early-alarm weariness
wee-hour morning sky
still dark
streetlight reflections flickering in
puddles
textured with wind-driven ripples
and
it
is
pouring
rain coat, drenched
waterproof shoes, leaking
raised umbrella, useless
drip
drip
drip
crowded bus, windows steamed
wet bodies packed together
soaked, unsmiling
braced for another long work day
marked by
sopping hair
clammy feet
sodden spirit
finally dry?
must be time to go
back in the rain
back on the bus
back to your home
until tomorrow
then
lather
rinse
repeat…
Photo Friday: Wet
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Twitter: iamblogoratti
April 17, 2015
That was so vivid, felt like I was in there, feeling the raindrops!
Nicely written.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 18, 2015
Thank you!
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Twitter: treasuredbyGod
April 17, 2015
This could describe an ordinary occurrence in Oregon :)!
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 18, 2015
I’ll bet! It was my experience much of the time in Victoria, BC – very similar climate. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – O is for…
That was a beautifully sensory poem. I could feel, smell, and hear this poem. The drip drip drip sounded in my imagination. I was on the bus with you, glasses fogged up, coat dripping, feet wet, hoping that the papers in my backpack had not become waterlogged. I’ve been there, and I’ve lived it, and this expresses the rainy experience so well.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 18, 2015
Thank you so much, Alice! Sounds like you totally “get” it. 🙂
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Twitter: writercat
April 17, 2015
That was great. I felt so clammy and wet reading it. You made the whole scene come alive so vividly. Kind of a sad tone to it though. Glad I don’t have to get on a bus in the rain much these days. I don’t miss it one bit.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 18, 2015
I don’t miss it either. So thankful that rainy commutes are a thing of the past for me!
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – O is for…
That’s been life for three days now. Rain down my neckline into the jacket, down the spine, and now I’m chilled. I know those bus rides. Uh.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 18, 2015
Not fun, are they?!
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – O is for…
Twitter: ellytreehugger
April 18, 2015
This can typically describe the Vancouver – and especially North Shore – climate where I live as it rains here a lot! And yes, you can get soaked and chilled to the bone at times…brrrrrr! 😉 <3
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 18, 2015
I had a feeling you’d understand, Elly! It rains an awful lot in Victoria where I’m from, but not as much as Vancouver!
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – O is for…
Twitter: parul2411
April 18, 2015
That was a very unique one and I was like right there watching it. I felt it was dark. You expressed it beautifully.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 18, 2015
Thank you very much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – O is for…
Twitter: edwinasepisodes
April 18, 2015
What a wonderful poem. The imagery was fantastic, I felt as if I were getting soaked!
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 18, 2015
Thank you so much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – O is for…
Twitter: FranceneStanley
April 18, 2015
Your words really gave me a mental picture. Well done, Laurel.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 18, 2015
Thank you, Francene. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – O is for…
A teasing, flirty read. Simply superb:)
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 18, 2015
Thank you so much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – O is for…
Twitter: 1951
April 18, 2015
We could so use the rain here in California!
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 18, 2015
I’ll bet! It always seems such a shame that it’s so unevenly distributed. We CERTAINLY could have spared some of our rain in Victoria!
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Twitter: ajaybpai123
April 18, 2015
You know, its heavily raining in bangalore nowadays. This poem of yours narrates exactly the same feeling which i go through day in and out.
Drip Drip Drip.
wonderful.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 18, 2015
Thank you! 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – O is for…
Twitter: luxganzon
April 18, 2015
An employee’s life in a rainy day. Couldn’t have painted it clearer myself. Haha. I can imagine that feeling. I’ve been there.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 19, 2015
It’s not much fun, is it?!
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Twitter: DebbieDoglady
April 20, 2015
I’m glad there’s no more commuting in my life! Rain can be so depressing and you’ve conveyed it vividly, Laurel.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 20, 2015
Me too! One of my favourite things about working from home. 🙂
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Twitter: SusanF_mt
April 22, 2015
Reading this, I could actually feel your day … shiver! Beautifully written!
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 23, 2015
Thank you very much!
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