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Monsoon In Arizona

Drip drip drop drop.
Don't seem able to stop
the drips and the drops;
water finding new ways
in, to seep sop, seep sop, 
rain has such a watery plop; 
slop slop slop slop
without a stop: from the
bottom to the top~ full
empty full empty, in my
living room not a plug
to pull; slosh slosh~ Oh 
my God! Oh my gosh!
Till, at last!~ the storm has
passed, heat alone, will dry
my steaming.... So, once more
the sun has won – and now
the joyful cleanup fun. Messy
repair-work can begun (begin
didn't sound right:)) – heaven
knew I long awaited this
vacation, my angel really
needs
a different 
occupation.

Copyright © Joe Dimino | Year Posted 2022

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Joe Maverick Date: 3/24/2025 11:34:00 PM You should have got the bath filled though Joe Dimino.' If I were an eco zealot? I would report You too the greens upper echelon ( the mean squad) lol))) Login to Reply

Valsa George Date: 10/22/2022 10:48:00 PM The start of monsoon can cause calamity ! The incessant rain interspersed by terrible winds and torrential downpour can cause flooding and great damage. Here too in my place such calamities are more frequent than before. Sorry to know that your house needs urgent repair. The rain is described in your poem as something so musical. However there is no hint of despair despite the damage, rain has caused. Take care Joe ! Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 10/23/2022 5:40:00 AM Thank you, Valsa; wise words. What the heck, despair is also negative...so I tell myself, why compound the issue. Can always be worse, as many in this world can attest to. Blessings my friend.

Heidi Sands Date: 10/22/2022 5:50:00 AM Great one Joe. I like the line, once more the sun has won ! You have described this well :) Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 10/22/2022 10:14:00 AM Hi Heidi; it was a soggy write...but who ever said poetry was not to be also a bit inclement?:) Blessings my friend. Thank you for stopping by.

Elizabeth Mccann Date: 10/18/2022 1:39:00 AM Hi Joe! This is so cleverly WET! I can almost feel it dripping down my collar. I hope your angel had got it out of her system! Elizabeth Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 10/18/2022 9:12:00 AM Now dryer, so has my inclination to forgive returned. But she is on probation:) Thank you, Elizabeth.

Bj Legros Kelley Date: 10/16/2022 6:04:00 PM Oh yes, Arizona monsoons!! They are waited for, prayed for, and sometimes more than one could expect! Those microbursts are NOT what one would ever care to experience!! I do hope you can get things back in order. I was praying for rain, and boy, we've been getting it! Login to Reply Bj Legros Kelley Date: 10/19/2022 3:37:00 AM That is SO funny Joe, cuz we did do some rain dances too, for fun, as we prayed! Oh, and I was worried the neighbors would hear us, but even if they did....it did rain!! My kids have done them in the past and I think God smiles and sends RAIN! :D Arizonan's alright! :D Joe Dimino Date: 10/16/2022 7:49:00 PM Hi BJ; we got the heavy rain last night, but the wind was not nearly severe. Yea, my wife also prays for rain a lot, even does a dance every now and then, neighbors begging me to get her under control. Right. I did a lot of cross state truck driving, and, as you know, those dust storms are nothing to underestimate either...happy I am now retired. Blessings my friend.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/16/2022 8:29:00 AM wow, Never heard of this. Are you in northern Arizona ? It 's hard to think of it happening down by Mesa. We used to visit Joe's parents all the time in Phoenix. But we got stuck in some doozy snow storms in Flagstaff! Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 10/16/2022 9:27:00 AM HI Andrea; yes, in Phoenix, during our monsoon season, around September/October, we can get some serious wind and rain storms, doing a lot of damage. I have seen a neighborhood of stone walls blown over. Roofs all torn up. Huge trees uprooted. We had a good one last night...thus my poem. Just was up on the roof, I've got a flat extension on the rear of the house. There are two kinds of flat-roof~ those that leak and those that are going to leak. Swept the poodles off (puddles I meant)...and after some drying (the sun is bright now) I will do repairs. We can go 8 months with nothing measurable, and then zap. This was a zap, but fortunately not the zing (wind) as well.

Jeff Kyser Date: 10/16/2022 6:30:00 AM ha, enjoyed the short, bursty lines of the poem, kinda like our rain spurts here, and s/can/has for your begin/begun dilemma, unless you're still going to get around to it monsooner or later... :-) Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 10/16/2022 6:41:00 AM :)Thank you, Jeff. Love your reply my friend. No, no monsooner or later (brain to soggy)~ I want to put this day/poem to rest. Blessings my friend.