In Praise of Rain
Which is not to say lightning or hail.
Sometimes I forget to open the umbrella
until my glasses remind me: Wake up, you’re
wet! If scarcity breeds
value, what is a thunderhead worth
in July? A light shower in August?
Even spreadsheets can’t tell us.
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“In Praise of Rain” made its first appearance in September 2014.
O at the Edges 
Rain can never be over-rated ! I like to get wet if it’s not too cold 🙂
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We certainly can’t get enough, although there are times when we receive too much at one time.
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Yes, you’d think Mother Nature could organise to spread it around more evenly and equitably 🙂
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I suppose that would be too easy…
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Some of the plants are opening up to catch the life giving rain. With the grass cut earlier mixed with the ozone off the pavement signals the breaking free of the winter.
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Oh, those wonderful sights and smells!
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In some parts of the world, billions of dollars. in the Texas panhandle everything revolves around rain.
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Right now, we’re doing fine in Central Texas – it’s rained lately, and as a result I need to mow the grass. But come August, I’m sure everything will be brown and brittle.
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Clever choice of words, and no, not even a spreadsheet can precipitate our understanding of the value of scarcity.
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Ha! Love the wordplay.
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Nothing like being out in a warm rain!
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I don’t mind cold rains much, as long as I’m prepared for them.
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April showers bring May flowers!
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Our wildflowers are usually inspired by September – October showers. No rain then means no wildflowers, sad to say. But we have a nice crop this year.
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We must live in different climates.
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I live in hot, dry Central Texas.
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Out here in NorCal, as much as we can get. Let it rain, let it rain…..
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Rain, rain. Don’t go away…
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Yesssss…
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Rain is so perplexing, so soothing yet at times cruel and untamed. Nevertheless, we should not be blind for the nourishment it gives.
I liked our poem, but then again, I really like rain 🙂 You made me pause and imagine its drops gently tapping on my window sill.
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I’ve come to appreciate simple pleasures like soft rain. The water is always welcome, as is the peace it so often offers.
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When I was in 4th grade my house was robbed by men on motorcycles. I was a latch key kid,
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I’m sorry to hear that.
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Best kiss ever… 1998… new girlfriend, sitting in the front entrance of a long abandoned Shinto shrine… in the woods near Arashiyama (Mt. Arashi)… watching torrential rain fall on the stone path. My umbrella didn’t open… but her heart did.
涅槃…
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I’m one of those who walks in the rain with an unopened umbrella. It may look strange, but it feels so right!
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Walking in rain with an “un”-brella… that is a very ‘sabi’ way of approaching life!
You are Kenko reincarnated… you are a Shinto god sent to us to “un”-brella our souls and bring us back to the Torii through which we will pass and transcend the meat life…
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I’m one who doesn’t mind standing or walking in the rain, either! … always leaving my umbrella behind! Of course, when it’s not torrential, which we so lacked this winter here, in the middle of the Mediterranean. This year we had to literally pray for rain and the dry weather took a great toll over crops, fruit and vegetables. Returning to rain in its poetical sense, thank you for reminding me how soothing rain is when its droplets, together with their sound, feel like they’re cleansing your soul 🙂 Only rain but no freezing cold, though!!
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I’m pleased to have helped soothe your day!
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I love rain (but, like you, not lightning or hail). One of my favorite quotes is by Roger Miller, I believe: “Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.” 😉 And one of my favorite poems is “Rain” by Beatrice Goldsmith… “Said Constance, with the rain deep in her hair…” 🙂
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Ah, what a line – “the rain deep in her hair…” Gorgeous.
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I love rain, we short bursts of rain showers here, often the sun still shines. We have had a lot of rain in Florida already this year though it is not the rainy season, all the flowers are in bloom. Thank you for the lovely post!
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We’re receiving a few drops of unexpected rain at this very moment. It is a good year for wildflowers.
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🙂
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Rain. Perhaps, all the more precious and endearing when in spontaneous, rare occurrence(s) vs a common phenomenon. I remember as a small child, I used to think that whenever it rained, God was crying. The wonderment of rain. Your poem is brilliant! Be well
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You are very kind. Yes, rain is precious to those of us who seldom see enough of it.
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Ahhh…this is wonderful. A beautiful reminder as we move toward summer (and I remember how last summer the PNW was on fire through most of the summer months, the sky stained yellow with the smoke…)
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Thanks, Tahni. We never know what summer will bring, except heat. Summer showers are a blessing here.
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Small spatters to big drops,
Natures nourishing tears
A bittersweet reminder
that small miracles exist,
you just have to see them for what they are.
Thanks for the like by the way and for the lovely poem. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Thank you!
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Reblogged this on Crocodile Prize PNG and commented:
About Rain from O at the Edges
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Thank you for reblogging.
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Thank you for your poetry.
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I’m grateful that you find it worthy of reading.
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