Forecasting
Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a time
like it’s come home just before dinner
in its tucked-in button-down shirt.
Storms aren’t punctual. Storms march
like a line across the commonwealth,
or erupt. I’m tired of eruptions.
Humidity sweat me out like work,
and I’m still waiting for cool air
and the touchable rain–no longer threat.
It’s easier to manage what I know.
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There’s so much to “ It’s easier to manage what I know. ”
Thank you, Renee!
I love the notion of waiting on the thunderstorm to get home with its shirt tucked in…feels like me today (finally the rain!)
Arwen, thank you!
Really like the line structures in this one and the use of enjambments. Storms interrupt, so it’s cool to see that reflected in the poem.
Thanks so much, Philip!
Enjoyed this one!
like it’s come home just before dinner
in its tucked-in button-down shirt.
Thank you, Pam!
shawn: we had tornado ado
at exact sun sink. day glow
psychedelic incandescent.
I was thinking: “how would
shawn describe this other-world?”
I would have loved to have seen it! It sounds incredible.
Ain’t it all the truth! Great personification.
Got lost in this poem and its spirit. Miss those Kentucky rains and so thankful to see you capture what it’s like there.
Funnily enough, because of our distance from the shore, we can count on our rainstorms arriving around 3-5 pm much of the year.
There are rains in the middle of the night to love, too!
Pretty good deal.
Thanks for this piece!
Thank you, Tabitha! Glad to have given you a little piece of Kentucky, truly!