Summer Rain
04.02.09
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Bathing in the rays of the summer sun,
while walking in the splendor of the day.
The humid wind sang a low and dry tune,
of the passing fragrance of children at play.
Their voices beckoned an array of flavor,
of delinquent pleasure of an afternoon iced tea.
Each eager mouth swam in splendid awe,
their tongues cater to chips and cookies.
Swiftly, the bright and scintillating heaven,
was covered by clouds of gloomy layered blankets.
A cool breeze mixed with the hot humid air,
felt like cascading limbo in sudden darkness.
A slow drizzle then a vociferous orchestra,
of lightning and thunder clashing in the sky.
A heavy pour of what were once icicles,
fell on cracked and parched ground, so dry.
The children provoked war games with the cold shower,
but, a quick retreat was called from up above.
The sun shone ever brighter as if to say,
“You have no right to play with the summer rain.”
After a short conversation with JenaIsle, I had a spark of inspiration to write this poem.
Thank you for commenting first:
About the author: Zorlone
Zorlone, an anagram of my name. A title fitting to this blog of mine. Words are created every time such as blogs created online. This site will showcase thoughts translated into words. Dream. Create. Inspire. Follow me in Twitter @Zorlone or visit me too at 140 Flash Fiction.
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Ang lalim naman neto Dokie! Galing mo gumawa ng poem! Very poetic ka talaga! Hehehe! Sana magka-bad dreams ka uli para matranslate na naman into another beautiful poem, hehe!
Hello Lainy,
You are still the first to post despite sleeping early last night. Wow! Thank you for the compliment. I was experimenting with the words and wanted to see if they agree with each other.
I was inspired from the styles of some of my favorite online poets.
Happy blog hopping!
Z
PS. I still have weird but inspirational dreams.
Hi Z,
I see a smattering of DB, F and F here. lol…but very nicely crafted and purely original. I couldn’t fault it a bit. Bravo, you’ve come a long way Doc. The Doctor Poet, or should it be – The Poet Doctor? or Doctor cum Poet?
Whatever, lol…you are officially a poet now. I know you’ll still go a long way. Good luck anak and keep writing!
Hello Jen,
They don’t know it yet, but I have been digesting their styles and incorporating them in my poems. You said the names right, I learn from the best!
Thank you very much! But I still think that i have a long way to go.
“Sa kawayang kaharap ko, ako’y bubuit pa po.”
nice work Doc! naeengganyo tuloy ako magpost din ng poem! hahaha! the thing is, i’m not confident because I know they’re not good enough! Sigh!
Keep up the great poems! ingat!
Thanks Ally,
That would be the best compliment! To make a poem good enough to inspire someone to write.
You can do it Ally! Just open a blank document and start typing!
Z
Hi Z…
Wonderful work. Thoughtful and good use of imagery. Bravo!
I left a poem for you on my site http://www.ablindingheart.com
Also….I’m officially kicking off Poetry Friday in your honor. So, all you writer’s email me your poetry and I’ll post it on Fridays!
blessings,
julia
Hey Julia,
What a splendid and generous idea! Now we can all hone our poetry skills!
I will be looking forward to send my poems to you. It’s poetry month afterall.
Z
@Ally, it’s time to start to give birth to poems. Like children, you will love them regardless…
@Jena Isle, shall we? Fridays are going to be more than helium days. LOL
@Lainy,
It was a dreamless sleep last night. Maybe because I have reached my quota for the week and finally stopped having “bad dreams.”
The combination of talking to interesting people and weird dreams made this poem possible. LOL. But I wont suggest having the latter to be inspired. he he he!
Z
YAY! I just noticed last night before i went to bed that I’ve been recognizes as FC here..
Thanks Dokie!
Dami mo ng commenters ha!
Sumisikat ka na talaga, hehehe!
Good morning Z,
Sure let’s hop over to Julia’s blog and contribute some poems. Julia is a dearie.
Next poem please, lol.
Hi All,
Just send me your poem as a .txt file and include whatever name you want to use and your web site/blog address. I can’t promise perfect formatting but it should be fun to have a place we can all share our poetry.
My favorite haiku…
If to the moon
one puts a handle
what a splendid fan!
blessings,
julia
First, I’d like to thank you and Jena, for these series of poetry which reminds of who I was before I became a blogger…
though, how I wish I can write as beautiful (and as positive) as you two
That’s such a beautiful poem.
Hi Z,
The Summer Rain poem does remind me of my childhood days in the Philippines. And yes, my friends and I loved to play and dance in the rain, especially when it had been so hot and humid. It felt to so good to get cooled down.
Tasha
@Lainy,
You are very much welcome! I learned that from you. I want to be grateful to my readers and that was the least I can do for them (at the moment).
he he he! I have to be at least half as good as you in dropping EC. I’m still slow!!!
@JenaIsle,
Yes, shall we? I am currently editing my poem, but not for the Friday thing yet. I will probably do that in the middle of the week.
I shall e-mail Julia soon.
@Julia,
I do hope I can keep up with my poems!
The above is an interesting poem, you must know this one by heart. I am still having problems interpreting it.
@Roy,
May I answer that question for you?
“Who were you before you became a blogger?”
You were Roy, a poet, a writer, and a good father! (Close enough?)
btw, you already write beautiful poems!
@Kate Smedley,
Thank you very much! I still believe I have a lot to learn from the good poets out there. I have been following them on my blogroll already. They may not have noticed it yet.
Z
Hi Z…
The haiku is by Basho I think.
I think he means that the full moon would be a wonderful courtesan’s fan. But…what do I know?
You can send me old poetry. No rules for Poetry Friday. It just needs to be something you wrote.
Y’all can send them to me at: j ward art @ aol . com
blessings,
julia
Hello Julia,
Got it! I will be working on them… this is exciting! I hope a lot of people join.
@Everyone
Julia has a cool project, let’s participate! We can all write poems, this will enhance our writing skills and make ourselves known in the poetry world.
Z
@Tasha,
I knew it! That’s what I missed! I am so sorry I didn’t mean it. Together with Jena, your comments are some of my favorites in my blog since I started blogging. I am still getting used to this heavy traffic… LOL!
Yes, playing in the rain does bring bak memories. It’s like a right of passage.
Thank you for being here again and I am so sorry for overlooking your comment.
Z
@Tasha
*back — typo. sorry again.
Ah, this is lovely!!! I love the simple imagery here.
“A slow drizzle then a vociferous orchestra” – Well-written!!!
Keep them coming!!!
PS: I am following your blog henceforth. Visit mine while free. Cheers!!!
Bro,
This was an experiment. Trying to make the words come out as random and as opposite one another.
Thanks man! I left you a note.
Z