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Rainy Day Carpe Diem

Though the wind comes from the far north, whips your cheeks, ruffles your wet clothes, so you cower shoulders to ears within your coat, warm coat, safe coat, take heart from sea fresh oxygen and your blood surging strong, alive. Yes, live, take spatter on forehead cold snaking finds wool clothes blocking. Trees wave, feet can find splash and crash ducks always find a wet wallow. So can you. Imagine a beach refuge with solar heat ablaze. Soon tulips dance, daffodils bow violets bob, obey the call to primal needs of nature's walk. There's homage in a walk, step, beat, song in rainfall, heat in home hearth. Upon return, stamp freeze from toes. Your nerves settle down with rain song. Sing rain song while fire blooms cheeks. #4, 9/11/2018

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Date: 10/8/2018 6:27:00 AM
Yes, the warm fire and the sound of the rain after having to out in it would bring the calming thoughts of Carpe Diem. Thanks for participating in my contest. Congrats on your winning work. Sara
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Sheri Fresonke Harper
Date: 10/12/2018 11:39:00 AM
Thanks very much Sara!
Date: 9/12/2018 5:14:00 AM
I can feel the spatter on my forehead, and I am nowhere near rain here. You have brought this poem into my own reality in a very great way, my friend.
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Sheri Fresonke Harper
Date: 9/15/2018 11:36:00 PM
Thanks very much Caren, so happy it was vivid.

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