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Summer Shower

In the heated performance of the day, summer wet evenings close the curtains, concluding with a thunder jest and a gift of wipe. The crawling claws of the ceaseless winds surrender it pretends to the warmth of the sun's embrace. After a cheer with the scorching temperatures and blazing burns she wears her coat like an uninvited guests tapping the windows and rooftops with her tiny fingers, flapping in no unique direction she lets go of her charades, undressing, as her wet skin takes a shower, curling so beautifully in diverse shades she murmurs to the clouds on when to smile. The skies frown blindly, not even the rays demur her request to hailstorm the earth alongside her hums and banters. She builds her intensity in a rhythmic drum of forceful tranquillity. She evokes memories of childhood and a sneaky link to the past. I watch the trees outside my house twirl without rhyme at her call. She sings to my ears and I crave every tune while we sip our lemonade and run for cover and dance in leisure as she pours swiftly like a wounded river. She runs against our skin, tickling our senses and for a moment we forget the hot summer day. She's the purest form of taste, her subtle flavours bounce through my buds. Her voice, a lurking lullaby. She nourishes in perfection after a wrestle with clueless dust and pollen making the greens below shake their limbs at her bloom. Her magical touch fills the air as haze. Her spirit thrives with nature. She sweeps the hideouts of little creatures bringing branches of her hypnotic melancholic romance. She stirs too much it soaks. Her petrichor roams the air, rejuvenating the season's sensory displays. Though short-lived. Her echoes linger in abundance than her quick depart. She maintains a balance in being a blessing and a curse. Just so you remember she's a goddess, she leaves her hues behind, sets the stunning sunsets in serenity. She wanders the sea, valleys hills and mountains as she hush little babies white, in the spell of sunshine. For every lava cry from the sky, there's a peck of ice crystals that shields it.

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Date: 5/27/2024 10:31:00 AM
Wow Tonye! This is fabulous - full of imagery. I love the "...blessing and curse..." line. Personally, I love the rain. It is comforting to me. Congratulations on your placement! :)
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Tonye George
Date: 5/27/2024 10:42:00 AM
Thank you so much, Linda. Appreciated.
Date: 5/27/2024 8:51:00 AM
Dear Tonye, the beauty and depth of your poetic artistry is on full display with this creative, lilting, intimate personification of a "summer shower". A rich, golden verse, multi-faceted, ravishing and magical upon my imagination. Congratulations for your win in Charlotte's contest. It's an honor to share the podium with you, dear poetess. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Tonye George
Date: 5/27/2024 9:12:00 AM
Very much appreciated lovely Susan. Thank you for your warm words.
Date: 5/27/2024 4:54:00 AM
you're a new name to me, but if this is anything to go by, wow! there were just a few grammatical issues so alas i didn't feel i could place it in the top three, although i wanted to! a superb personification of rain, with some great imagery and memorable lines; i really enjoyed reading this one - congrats on your win in my contest!
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Tonye George
Date: 5/27/2024 5:48:00 AM
Thank you, Charlotte. I do appreciate it.
Date: 5/26/2024 9:17:00 AM
Your rain has so much personality.
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Tonye George
Date: 5/26/2024 2:43:00 PM
Yes dear Bayles. Cheers.
Date: 5/25/2024 3:39:00 AM
Wow this is breathtaking dear tonye! A personification of rain! Perfect also for my contest and you did it so beautifully with exquisite alliterations and flow of personified imagery! I especially love the lines where you mentioned she unfurls her fingers and undress to emanate petrichor scent as well as the ending! So artistic and imaginative!” She's the purest form of taste, her subtle flavours bounc-Her voice a lurking lullaby.” It can be yes. Altho i don’t personally like rain. A fave
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Date: 5/25/2024 5:24:00 AM
You can still enter. Let me know, if you would like contest to be reopened
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Tonye George
Date: 5/25/2024 3:52:00 AM
I was late for it Inky. So sad. Do you have a reason for not liking the rain? It's a mixed feeling for me.
Date: 5/25/2024 1:27:00 AM
Your personification uplifts this poem. Add emotion and imagery and you get a wonder.
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Tonye George
Date: 5/25/2024 3:53:00 AM
Hahaha victor. Thank you dear.
Date: 5/24/2024 4:48:00 PM
what an outstanding poem, Tonye! I enjoyed your imagery as well as the personification within your words. I especially liked this line: She evokes memories of childhood and a sneaky link to the past. I feel the same way. This is a masterpiece; if for a contest, this is a fabulous contender. Wishing you a pleasant evening, hugs, Sara
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Tonye George
Date: 5/24/2024 5:25:00 PM
Thank you, Sara. Hope you're okay.
Date: 5/24/2024 12:06:00 PM
This is an amazing poem Tonye, so happy you are posting again... It beautifully captures the essence of a summer evening transitioning into a rainstorm, evoking vivid imagery and sensory details. The personification of the weather elements adds depth and emotion to the narrative, creating a sense of intimacy with nature. The imagery of curtains closing on a wet summer evening, concluding with thunder and rain, sets a serene yet dynamic scene. The personification of the rain as an uninvited guest tapping on windows and rooftops with tiny fingers adds a playful and whimsical touch to the poem.
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Tonye George
Date: 5/24/2024 5:24:00 PM
Thank you so much silent. Thank you for wanting me to create something too.
Date: 5/24/2024 12:05:00 PM
beautiful from start to finish of a well-expressed personification - a pleasure
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Tonye George
Date: 5/24/2024 5:32:00 PM
Hey Matty. So much thanks to you.
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Tonye George
Date: 5/24/2024 5:26:00 PM
Hey Matty. So much thanks to you.

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