Pour Down Rain Day

Leaves soggy drowned on path
abandoned by walkers, joggers, 
bikers, boarders, 
lovers, mothers with baby carriages, 
lost soul wanderers, others.

Abandoned
earth musty
buried in compost's organic decay
splashes of mildewy moldiness
earthworms over-watered
wilting on bed of black lettuce
croutons for 
birds that wearily
snuzzle in treetops
with shiver blankies 
toe to beak.

Squirrels inspect nuts
for cracks against weather
neighborhood shock
follows new season inundation 
belly growling loudly
and shouting
dark, damp, cold
hints of
end

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 10/23/2011 11:45:00 AM
another marvellous dose f images....exc Nance...me likes
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Date: 10/23/2011 11:45:00 AM
whoops...f = of
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Date: 10/22/2011 7:06:00 PM
Fine picture of autumn! Reminds me of the first page of Ray Bradbury's "The October Country". Peace & Power. Thank you for your comments. Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish
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Date: 10/22/2011 12:20:00 AM
NAncy, this is one of your best for me here. I just love the imagery in here. Especially those worms as croutons for birds! Great rainy day writing! and oh my gosh, don't even get ME thinking of a Corvette. The older ones with the LONG wide front end. oh my.
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Date: 10/21/2011 7:30:00 PM
this was so descriptive I loved it!! cory
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Date: 10/21/2011 7:12:00 PM
You are amazing Nancy... I love your way of poetry.. I enjoyed the image of the birdies all shivered up from toe to beak... thank you for sharing,,always,..p.d.
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