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Parker McCoy's avatar

"...raise jeweled leaves to the sky in unsung hallelujahs." Beautiful poetry there. I think the spirit does come in a number of ways and you put this one quite wonderfully. Awesome post. Thank you for sharing.

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Parker.

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Elizabeth Beggins's avatar

Rain! I don't ascribe to the teachings of the Zodiac, or at least don't know enough to do so, but I know that I am supposed to be a water sign, know that I have little tolerance for heat, know that when the misty haze rolled in for an uncharacteristic June evening here today I thought, "I could live in Ireland."

Water sustains us, and for the gardener, it is everything. I heard a farmer say recently that she can water her crops, but it's the rain that makes them grow!

Beautifully written, Elizabeth

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

I've noticed the same thing for the few outdoor plants I help to tend: they're politely grateful for a drink from the watering can, but it's rainfall that really brings them to life.

Thanks so much for reading, Elizabeth!

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Francesca's avatar

lovely!

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

So glad you enjoyed it, Francesca -- thank you for letting me know.

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Fotini Masika's avatar

This is so beautiful, Elizabeth!

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

Thank you, Fotini!

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Jessica Edwards's avatar

WONDERFUL, what it is to feel this deeply. i've woken to rain here in Cornwall, UK, this morning, 4.30 am, silent soft rain. Every line is breathtaking. I read it twice. The first time with the other way the spirit comes in mind - I'd focused on that and had not taken in the title with the word rain. So I enjoyed it twice in different ways. First time thinking of spirits (because I'm suspended in grief for my son, always on the look out for spirits) and then the second time thinking of rain. Love love love Tear tracks through the world's sad dust - and how it is unsudden. That's a word I am going to use. And I loved surrender to slow soaking. Rain will never be the same again, Thank you

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

Thank you so much for such an attentive and appreciative reading, Jessica, and for letting me know the ways the poem touched you. Holding you and your son in my heart. 💛🌿🌦️

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Catherine Darwin's avatar

Loved this on so many levels! Beautiful

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

I'm so glad, Catherine! Thank you for reading.

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Donald Carlson's avatar

Your poem pairs well with Hopkins's "God's Grandeur."

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

Oh my, that's high praise that I'll aspire to earn! Thank you, Donald.

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Sandy S's avatar

Truly charmed by your observation and putting it so lovingly into the words it deserves.

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

Thanks so much, Sandy!

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LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

It's the small ordinary moments somehow becoming extraordinary that make feel connected. This captures those moments so beautifully.

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

Those are the moments poets live for! (*My* poets, anyway.) Thanks for reading, LeeAnn.

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Simon Brooks's avatar

So many good lines but this: moist perfume of earth

in love

Boom! Loved it!

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

One of the most miraculous scents in the world! Thanks for reading, Simon.

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MK Creel's avatar

Such beautiful images in this one.

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

Thank you so much, MK.

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margaret gannon's avatar

truly lovely. -- I like all the esssssssss sounds

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

All those tiny raindrops whisssspering....! Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Margaret.

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Nancy Wright's avatar

I like the image... fits with baptism, and life giving. Thank you!

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

So glad you liked it -- thank you for reading, dear one. 🌼

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