The Rain

Anticipation Oh, the smell before the rain feel the dust settle.

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Carrie Richards

Date: 9/23/2009 7:39:00 AM

I love this haiku you submitted awhile back.... the most wonderful fragrance, the first drops of rain...after a long dusty summer. ~ Carrie

Priscilla Cruz

Date: 9/20/2009 4:47:00 PM

I luv it so cool rain is awesome 2 but not as cool as u!.....Love,Cilla Jaye

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 9/19/2009 5:16:00 AM

yes it does a nice job tidying up! Light & Love

James Fraser

Date: 9/11/2009 8:53:00 AM

Poems about rain are so kool Abe, as is this lovely Haiku>>James

Adeleke Adeite

Date: 8/16/2009 9:33:00 AM

This is a wonderful, awesome piece, I love every bit of it. You are such a great poet. Please keep writing and congrats on your poem being featured this week. You are a great friend. Adeleke

Adeleke Adeite

Date: 8/16/2009 9:33:00 AM

This is a wonderful, awesome piece, I love every bit of it. You are such a great poet. Please keep writing and congrats on your poem being featured this week. You are a great friend. Adeleke

James Fraser

Date: 8/11/2009 1:00:00 PM

Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week>>James

Diane Christian

Date: 8/11/2009 3:27:00 AM

a great write, congratulations on your featured poem God bless you from diane

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/11/2009 2:05:00 AM

The aroma before, during, and after rain is wonderful. Everything is so refreshed including me. Beautifully writtten. Congratulations on your feature. Sara

Sue Mason

Date: 8/10/2009 3:10:00 PM

Yes, yes, yes ... wish we'd get some of that great smell around here ... LOL ... wonderful write to be a feature this week at the Soup. Congratulations, Abe ... great haiku !!

Michael Jordan

Date: 8/10/2009 4:46:00 AM

Abe this is a wonderful Haiku - I wish to congratulate you on having your poetry featured this week – God bless you, MJ

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 8/10/2009 3:50:00 AM

Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Abe. Love, Carol

Brian Strand

Date: 8/9/2009 11:51:00 PM

Congrats on your feature poem this week Abe.rgds Brian One for my favourites

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen

Date: 8/9/2009 1:23:00 PM

Love that "ozone" lowered before rain. Congratulations on being featured, Abe. Keep writing! DAS-J

Date: 8/9/2009 1:10:00 PM

Good use of this concise form for a creative poem. Congratulations on having your poem featured this week. I wish you continued success with your writing. Karen

Brian Strand

Date: 2/20/2009 12:38:00 AM

Nice one Abe.liked the wordless line.Rgds Brian

Raul Moreno

Date: 12/21/2008 5:39:00 PM

The smell on a dirt road before the rain is nice. That is my favorite time of spring...Raul

Anna Kittrell

Date: 12/17/2008 10:38:00 AM

Love that alive feeling that comes from earth and rain. Fantastic!

Christian Crosby

Date: 12/4/2008 10:06:00 AM

dude nice it reminds me of football the dirt flying during practice and we would pray for rain to cool us of and in baseball i played catcher and the dirt dust goes every were but what i think with this is rain i take it is a confretation you now its coming and you can't wait till its over