Natasha L Scragg Poet Free verse

Caught Out In The Rain

Contest: THE SIMPLE POETRY
Sponsor: Sotto Poet
Date: September 4th 2026

A warning signals
at the daylights dim.
An inconspicuous drop or two
tap my cheek - 
An impulsively deep inhalation 
as I glare at the clouds.
A more rhythmically consistent
offering of droplets touch down!
More excitable water follows
trampolining on the ground.
Puddles beat like drums
in a heavy rock band.
Soggy wet through 
where I stand...
The brolly blew the wrong way out.
My waterproofs a flapper.
I grumble a sigh and shrug 
at my failure to stay dry
as I'm caught out in the rain.

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Sushmita Chatterjee September 20, 2026 at 11:55 PM So Apt.. Congratulations! 😍 Natasha L Scragg September 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM Thank you 😊

Paula Goldsmith September 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM Back with Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your "Caught Out In The Rain" write again. Have a blessed weekend with your wonderful win.............. Natasha L Scragg September 12, 2026 at 1:36 PM Thanks Paula 😉 enjoy your writing too 😊 ✍️✨️

Tom Cunningham September 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM After weeks of stifling heat I welcome a few drops lol. Good luck in the contest Natasha and have a lovely weekend. Tom🌹 Natasha L Scragg September 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM I agree, I welcome it too. ☺️ because the contest asked for feelings to be brought out too, the annoyance of getting caught out in the rain was an easier emotion for me to capture for the contest... and, in Britain, it wont be long before complaints are made about the rain 😂😂

David Crandall September 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM Lovely description of the rain. It really seems like how it happens, play by play! Natasha L Scragg September 5, 2026 at 12:07 AM Thanks David, ☺️ I was hoping to achieve that with this poem. So happy that you felt this when reading it 😄😉

Paula Goldsmith September 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM I enjoyed reading. Your "Caught Out In The Rain" is a wonderful write. "Good Luck" I also did "RAIN." Have a lovely day/weekend writing away........... Natasha L Scragg September 4, 2026 at 6:54 PM Thanks Paula 😉 all the best in the contest xx 🌸🌸