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And We Call It

And We Call It…… Sprinkles, drizzles, Mists and downpours; Torrents, cloudbursts Liquid sunshine; Showers, deluge, Mists and squalls, Gully washers - Thunder showers. Pelting, pounding, Soaking, drenching; Dancing, pouring Cats and dogs; Bursting, drifting Floating, falling, Coming down In buckets. Comes in summer Rides on thunder, Comes in autumn Twirls on whirlwinds; Comes in winter Plays with blizzards; Comes in springtime Floats on breezes. Puddles, pools Of standing water; Dripping eaves – Filling gutters; Celebration For umbrellas And we call it….. RAIN!!!

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/29/2024 9:05:00 AM

Love this, Sam! Congrats! Shouting for joy - our clouds finally burst yesterday!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 7/1/2024 11:50:00 AM

Hi Kim! What a relief when the heat breaks with rain! Thanks for jumping in puddles with me! So glad you loved this poem. It was such fun to write! We are about to get a week long heat wave and the first warm Fourth of July in years! Usually we have cool weather with fog and wind during the fireworks! Sending you showers of blessings!

Christuraj Alex

Date: 6/28/2024 3:47:00 AM

"Liquid sunshine; Showers, deluge, Mists and squalls, Gully washers: Thunder showers." Very powerful scene description and illustration. Congratulations!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 7/1/2024 11:55:00 AM

Hey Chris! So good to hear from you. Had such fun splashing through poetic puddles with this theme. Thank you so much for your wonderful note of congratulations. Hope you are well. Showers of blessings to you!

Hiba Junaid

Date: 6/27/2024 9:31:00 AM

ayyy this made warmth burst in my chest with how expressive, genuine and joyful it is. the words have a lyrical quality to them that can only come from the heart, Sam. Much Blessings, Hiba <333

Sam Kauffman
Date: 7/1/2024 11:59:00 AM

Hi Hiba! So nice to meet you. Thank you for your lovely note. Rain does indeed have a lyrical quality to it. So glad this poem brought you joy! Sending you showers of blessings and all good things.

Greg Gaul

Date: 6/26/2024 11:19:00 AM

Sam, this deluge of poetic devices deserves a torrent of great praise. Clever and entertaining. Congrats.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 7/1/2024 11:52:00 AM

Hi Greg! Thank you so much! It seems growing up in the Pacific NW was a great source of inspiration for this fun poem. Just had to get my feet wet in the summer! Hope you are well. So wonderful to heart from and see you posting again! Showers of blessings to you!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/26/2024 9:25:00 AM

Creative lines penned for JCB Burl's poetry contest. I like the way you used the many names for rain in one way or the other. Way to go and congratulations on your winner. Sara K

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/26/2024 9:29:00 AM

Hi Sara! Thanks so much for your lovely note of congratulations. It is so appreciated. I guess this poem is a culmination of all of those childhood rainy days in the NW! Just wanted to have some fun. Sending you buckets of blessings!!

David Drowley

Date: 6/25/2024 9:27:00 AM

Congratulations on your win! You have all the makings of a weatherman!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/25/2024 11:32:00 AM

Hi David! Thank you so much! I do love the rain especially as a child of the pacific northwest who spent many a happy afternoon watching the rain, stomping through puddles and making rain paintings. Sending you blessings and my gratitude.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 6/25/2024 8:20:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. What ever you call it Write or Rain, I love both.... Have a wonderful day with your win..............

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/25/2024 11:30:00 AM

Thank you so much, Paula! Having grown up in "rain country," this theme just hit a soft spot in my heart for happy memories of rainy days. Blessings to you!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/1/2020 5:10:00 PM

as I came to this one (forgetting it was one I already had seen and even faved) I was thinking of the song... and they called it puppy love!! well, in one regard: raining cats and DOGS! Waiting for a new post from ya!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 3/1/2020 7:19:00 PM

Hi there! Glad you enjoyed it over again. Have been spending time catching up on poems I have wanted to write. I am deeply touched by your friendship and encouragement.

L. J. Carber

Date: 2/24/2020 9:11:00 AM

I like poems with 'movement', and this one surely moves! Congrats, Sam

Sam Kauffman
Date: 3/1/2020 7:14:00 PM

Hi LJ, Thank you again for your feedback! I always learn so much from your feedback. I am still thinking about the "camera" that looks at the picture of the poem as I write. Thank you my friend!

Vijay Pandit

Date: 2/24/2020 8:57:00 AM

Great sights and sounds in wonderful images--congrats on your first place win, Sam.

Edward Ibeh

Date: 2/23/2020 10:33:00 PM

Brilliant as usual, Sam:-) Heartiest congrats on your top win!

Hilo Poet

Date: 2/23/2020 9:26:00 PM

Not a word, that I know, can be added--thorough job and much enjoyed and a righteous placement, Sam, FAVE, blessings -- Aloha!~@wk

Sandra Adams

Date: 2/23/2020 8:50:00 PM

...sounds like where i am this whole last year and a half or so... the rain just needs to mingle every few days it seems... creative and fun to read... hugs

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/21/2020 8:35:00 PM

this is so so good, Sam. Loved the line, rides on thunder. FAVE

Sam Kauffman
Date: 2/21/2020 9:35:00 PM

Being an inveterate northwesterner, I love the rain! I wanted the poem to be as much fun as raindrops and puddles! Thank you for your response and your encouragement! Here's to rainy days!

John Watt

Date: 2/21/2020 8:18:00 PM

Find a good illustrator and I bet this would make a terrific children's book!

John Watt

Date: 2/21/2020 8:17:00 PM

Sam, I love this one! There is such a playful cadence to it, I bet it's fun to read out loud (let me guess, is it raining where you are?) I particularly like the 3rd stanza with all the seasonal varieties of rains. Keep writing, my friend! ~ John

Sam Kauffman
Date: 2/21/2020 9:29:00 PM

Hi John, it is fun to read out loud! This poem was born out of being raised in Seattle I guess it shows. I do love the rain and rainy days. So glad you enjoyed it!