Do we not
Love those
At least a little
Who expand
Our consciousness
I bestow upon them
The title of little god
They are not
Vastly powerful
Or all-knowing
Yet they possess
Slivers of true divinity
The moment of newness
Dawning understanding
Rewriting past and future
Is it not transcendental?
A single drop of rain
Will not accomplish much
But for the one
Who is parched
Hope springs forth
Promising refreshment
For a desiccated soul
The educated imagination
Enriches every experience
Scrawling interwoven stories
Throughout my simple life
Rain rattles my tent
Denying sleep its rightful place
Ire creeps and builds
Resentment for wet pillows
Cacophonous drumming
Trapped
Still awake
Beside Tyana
She slumbers peacefully
Oblivious to the loud conversation
Between earth and sky
Yet my heart
This moment
Would be so much lonelier
If I did not have
Homer in my soul
Conversations with R.B.
About Dante Alighieri
Traversing hell’s corridors
Comfort me
Adding richness
To my dreary confinement
Four nylon walls close in
Trapped in a modern Hades
Persephone who ignored
The forecast
A penitent supplicant
Entreating Artemis
To dry her tears
Asking for endurance
Praying I do not
Need to pee
Anytime soon
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My humble attempt at Poppy’s challenge
Which you can find here:
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Also check out Northrop Frye’s
The Educated Imagination
A little god who walked among us
About the Creator
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Great lines of poetry, hopefully the tent holds and all is dry.
I love how effortlessly this flowed. Gorgeous poem. 'Oblivious to the loud conversation Between earth and sky' Was my favourite lines. Iconic ending😄
Funny how the rain can be both soothing and an absolute nightmare when trying to sleep. No idea where you are, but judging from that picture, you're somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean! 😂 But another well-wrought poem, Marie!
What a beautiful ode to a single raindrop. I find addressing them as like little gods a beautiful representation of them. A loud conversation between earth and sky is such a unique perspective, that is surrounding this narrative of being out in a tent and allowing it's influence to wrap itself in poetic musings. This was a lovely read, Marie. ♥️👌🏽
Oooo, the loud conversation between the earth and the sky, I especially loved that. Brilliant take on the prompt!