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11/24/2016 11:40:43 AM Terry Robinson Posts: 49	Rainy days bring moody ways as the sky's wet escalator falls to the ground under blankets of grey, blustery pillows. Cars make their way home after a long day at work, gingerly picking routes through the darkened splashes, wipers working frantically to keep pace with it all. As cats, caught out in the open, make skittish bee-lines for the underbelly of any parked car, where fervent tongues reshape rain-soaked coats. Dogs look out of front parlour windows at the saturated mayhem, hoping to outlast the rain and avoid a moment of drenched relief. The afternoon's washing, smelling of fresh life, gets hung from the bannisters surrounded by depressed sighs, damp air and raised heating bills. The rain spumes off the roads, continuing to trumpet its presence down drain pipes, all the while beating windows senseless. And cafe's fill with weather beaten trade bringing steamy windows from rain- drenched coats, stubbornly nursing single cups of coffee for the duration of the deluge. Then suddenly, there comes a last drop, just as there was a first. And the air smells fresher, the roads are cleaner and life feels newer. edited by trobbo44 on 11/24/2016 edited by trobbo44 on 12/5/2016
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11/29/2016 3:41:48 AM Doug Vinson Posts: 102	Hi Terry. Very hard for me to come up with any real criticism, here. I like this poem very much; I think you did just what you set out to do, and exceedingly well. I've read through it several times, looking for what I would change or do differently, and I just plain have nothing.
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12/5/2016 1:09:57 PM Graphite Drug Posts: 81	This is an enjoyable poem, good work! The only suggestion to made is on the selection of where lines are beginning and ending. For instance, the fifth stanza could be written: The afternoon's washing, smelling of fresh life, gets hung from the bannisters surrounded by depressed sighs, damp air and raised heating bills.
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