A Drizzly Mist

I went for my walk in a drizzly mist,
An umbrella not really required.
If I got to choose weather, I’d get this dismissed
Since it leaves me quite far from inspired.

For my glasses were speckled, which always annoys,
And my jacket, not waterproof, wettish.
This weather brings none of the usual joys,
My appearance more mussed, less coquettish.

I don’t need the sunshine to brighten my walk
And I know I won’t melt if it’s raining,
But a drizzly mist somehow gets me to balk 
And, with rhyme or without, start complaining.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Lawless Avatar
March 24, 2026 at 11:48 AM
nicely done, magnificently rhymed even if a bit soggy. I needed this gentle bit of humor this morning
Bauer Avatar
March 30, 2026 at 12:38 PM
thank you, john! i appreciate you taking the time to comment...
Borke Avatar
March 24, 2026 at 5:02 AM
I like the extra rhyming and also like drizzly mist weather when it is cool.
Bauer Avatar
March 30, 2026 at 12:37 PM
thanks, hannah! i'm not crazy about it, but it beats the pouring rain...
Faulkner Avatar
March 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Living in Oregon, I get a lot of drizzly mist so I can relate, especially the speckled glasses and wettish jacket, also very amusing last line :)
Bauer Avatar
March 30, 2026 at 12:37 PM
thank you, michelle! much appreciated...
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