rain glorious rain
i hear it on my window
morning dawns anew
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can they be alike
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can they be alike
flooding, damaging downpours
soothing cleansing rain
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hell hath no fury
like a river distended
beyond its floodplain
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it sure looks like rain
let's go splash in the puddles
inhibition's gone
i love playing in the mudpuddles and dancing in the rain...it brings life as much as it takes...and i have lived through a few floods, so yes it can be such a destructive force...
ReplyDeleteHell hath no fury, indeed! A fun poem. Thanks for the thoughts, Helen.
ReplyDeleteBlessings and Bear hugs!
love the whole set and very specially the last one as we are sun drenched here(India)...
ReplyDeleteYou get that feeling of refreshing and cleansing, really makes you touch and experience rain. Excellent.
ReplyDeleteWant a wonderful series of haiku, Helen. Rain can be such a lovely experience. I think that in front of puddles, we are still the children we once were.
ReplyDeleteAh! send some rain here too:) we long for it...........
ReplyDeleteWhat? your breasts are being fumbled with in the car? Have you no shame woman? ROFL
ReplyDeleteYou have made my day...still ROFL
Wonderful rain-inspired haiku, Helen! My favorite is the "Hell has no fury...." I think many people in those rivers' paths would agree. So nice to see you in PJ again.
ReplyDeleteLovely, Helen... I especially like the first two.
ReplyDeleteOur clouds here have been dramatic and full of rain! Wonderful haikus Helen! Especailly fumbling fingers! Haven't we all been there?
ReplyDeleteI can see the river, engorged, in your words......
ReplyDeletePlaying in the rain is fun but a bother when it stifles our plans! Great haiku take Helen!
ReplyDeleteHank
Is this one of those puzzles, like which one is different? Yes. Verse five should not be there. It deserves its own story with its own plot, otherwise we are left wondering.... :-)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading these haikus Helen. Glimpses of moments. Together they fit as a series of thoughts on a rainy day. Thanks for visiting my blog even though I had not posted it yet (I forgot after getting here a day early!)
ReplyDeletein your haiku string there is yin and yang; the floods - the devastation, the puddles - the innocence
ReplyDeletevery nice; and
thanks for stopping over at my blog
much love...
I have been in dangerous rain and nice rain, in floods and puddles, It is so much better to dance and hug in the rain then to have to clean up the wet and the mud and worry about what happened. But rain will do what rain will do and there is no control except the after damage control
ReplyDeletewhew, that 2nd to last haiku is steaming up the windows! ~
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice series of 'takes' on rain ... from the clinically scientific to the playful to the sensuous to the hopeful ... a fun read today!
ReplyDeleteHell hath no fury... Loved them all, but that one made me sit up and pay attention! Great write!
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing like a good puddle to bring your child to the fore.
ReplyDeleteI love the haiku specially the part of no inhibitions ~ I feel like skipping on those puddles ~
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend Helen ~
I've always been thinking along the lines of Haiku 2. Rain, like everything else, is a two-faced thing. To some, it brings damage, and to others, it brings growth and refreshment. I enjoyed reading your haiku(s). They are good accompaniments to this lovely afternoon. :-)
ReplyDeleteWonderful vignettes of rain and the images/feelings it arouses. Enjoyed these, Helen!
ReplyDeleteLoved these. As a rain sprite I can relate :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, I loved the 1st and last ones especially
ReplyDeleteAh, the many varieties of rain! I enjoyed this sequence, separately and together, while also being very curious about the apparently removed 5th one.
ReplyDeleteThere may have been a bit of "R Rated" content. LOL. I don't remember.
DeleteLet's go play in the rain! :)
ReplyDeleteIn this scorching heat this poem is like a shower.
ReplyDeleteSome of the best things we do, can also be destructive. But, let's dance!
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