Wednesday 21 May 2014

inspiriting beauty


soft, 
              forgiving, 
                 rain
 slipped
 from the dry, dull  
                                                    still of night
 and I awoke  
refreshed                  
                                       in sweet, fragrant  
                                                            petrichor breezes

 and in the yard that,
                                               just the day before,  
                                                                                   had gasped for water,
 withered straw grasses  
                                  and gnarled tree branches 
                         were sprinkled
                                                         in lively, wet sparkles

                                                  and there,

in the cool as silk quiet,
                                        I came upon a perfect
                     droplet-raindrop-teardrop

                      that quivered,
                                         lingering, delicately,
                                                                                    at the edge
                                                            of a glistening 
                                                                                       sunshine yellow leaf, 
and then 

fell to the earth 
                                          with
                                                                                                             . . . inspiriting beauty

notes:  the prompt from Poetry Jam this week is "Rain".

 love this new word I came across “inspiriting” (adj.) meaning “to instill or infuse a spirit of encouragement and life into someone”.
 
photo:  After the Rain – W. Bourke
 
© 2014 Wendy Bourke

17 comments:

  1. love that pause on the drop...i can see it holding there...just waiting to be noticed before letting go...and the slow last fall of it...

    i love the freshness of life after the rain...

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  2. I especially like the description of the drop. I love to awaken to find it has rained during the night.

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  3. ah! quenched the thirst of earth:)

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  4. I like the refreshing description of your soft rain, so unlike the big storm we experienced last night in this part of the world. And the slow fall of that drop conveys lovely serenity.

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  5. Isn't that the truth, Wendy? How much difference even one good rain can make to a plot of land! I also liked the power of observation you used in your poem...the look at the 'perfect droplet-raindrop-teardrop.' Inspiring beauty in both the droplet and in your poem!

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  6. gorgeous merciful rain....the lines are a delight to read Wendy...

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  7. "droplet-raindrop-teardrop

    that quivered,
    lingering, delicately,
    at the edge
    of a glistening
    sunshine yellow leaf, "


    with this i identify so well; thanks for sharing
    much love...

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  8. I love this image of the perfect droplet on a yellow leaf, such tenderness in the stress of living. Lovely.

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  9. ... just think ... that moment with that raindrop ... that one experience in time ... ahhh.
    Wendy, I loved your images here ... 'the cool as silk quiet' , 'the dry dull still of night' - terrific !

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  10. "petrichor" - I had not heard of that word before! What a treasure it is! Thanks for introducing us. I was also glad to be reminded of "inspiriting"!
    A lovely piece and beautiful photo!

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  11. How much a summer rain can be a bliss.. the word petrichor capture almost perfectly that joy of that rain.. and how much better the sun feels after those blissful raindrops.. your word made me wish for rain..

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  12. I love your keen sense of observation and how you're able to turn the smallest of things, such as a raindrop, into a captivating poem.

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  13. This piece falls just like the rain...delicate, refreshing, beautiful. I love it when rain does all this...the forgiving, the renewing. What a lovely, perfect moment you have captured.

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  14. Great images, Wendy and I love that doublet of raindrops/teardrops. Our mind worked on a similar path this week!

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  15. Just a beautifully done piece Wendy--love the layout as well!

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  16. I saw that dewdrop quiver. Beautiful piece. A vision for the senses as well.

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