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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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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!