Tuesday 29 July 2008

Evening Rain

A brief heavy downpour
-almost tropical-
stops
.......................................suddenly

dark clouds lift
a pale rainbow

swifts
dance across the sky

chimney pots
glow with evening

distant thunder
later becomes a storm

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like storms, do you? Love your description of a fast moving one.

Jenn: said...

Beautiful poem. I love tropical type storms. Sorry if you are still getting rain and clouds this summer.

Anonymous said...

I believe that one is my favorite so far.

Anonymous said...

The sudden summer storm is one of my favorite things in the whole world. You really capture it here. I like the layout of lines too.

Scot said...

me too--one of my favorites so far

d. moll, l.ac. said...

Like it alot, rain and rain again, but different....

magiceye said...

loved the build up to the storm!

polona said...

great.
this creates such vivid images...
i enjoy summer storms provided i'm somewhere safe :)

Pamela Terry and Edward said...

Thanks so much for stopping by our place! You have a lovely spot here, and Edward and I shall return!

RG said...

I could just see it and feel it!

No such storms here .. just the Pacific NW drizzles!

Cynthia said...

this is quite lovely

anthonynorth said...

People are drawn to storms. So awesome, powerful, beautiful.
Most things that are beautiful are dangerous, I find.

Mistlethrush said...

Enjoyed the images and the lines: dark clouds lift / a pale rainbow