A Gift
Silver lined clouds
bringing hope after a heavy rain storm
A semi circle of rainbow
smudged against the grey expanse
that we might stare
in amazement
Late afternoon rain showers
causing a mild inconvenience
but gifting us
with the magical memories
of Nature’s wonders
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Mish is hosting Monday Quadrille at D’Verse Poets and has prompted us with the word “ Smudge”
A quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title
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Love the imagery here! Wonderfully penned!
Thank you
Interesting
What a fun poem!
I am happy you enjoyed it! ☺️
That is a beautiful way to incorporate the word “smudge”. I like the positivity.
Thanks Mish. I appreciate it 💝☺️
We might dread the grey and the rain. but with the reward of a rainbow all is great again.
Yes every day is different and there is always a surprise ☺️
You did a good job of capturing an essence of beauty in your poem.
Thank you so much! ☺️ I really appreciate it. Sorry I accidentally replied to someone on your comment 🤦♀️
No worries, I do it all the time 😉
And that’s what it’s really all about, isn’t it, Christine?
<3
David
Exactly David. Who doesn’t love rainbows and when you see a double … wow! Those are magical ☺️💕🌺
Those rain showers are well worth the gift of Mother Nature’s beauty. Lovely, Christine!
They really are Ingrid. Thank you! We are just at the beginning of our rainy season so we will be seeing lots of rainbows ☺️💕🌺
How lovely! 🌈
So beautifully written Christine
Thanks so much Sadje ☺️💕🌺
You’re welcome ☺️
Quite beautiful indeed.
Aww thanks Lucy ☺️💕🌺
Beautiful, Christine.
Thanks Regina ☺️🌺💕