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There Is a Season

There is a season for sadness rain darkens and dampens the mood. Darkness hushes gladness ~ There is a season for new birth rain feeds thirsty gardens flowers spring up from peaty earth ~ There is a season for warm sun rain feels nice to dance in holding hands with your special one ~ There is a season all is stilled rains splash on dying leaves The weary soul rests, and is filled Written 24 Oct 2020

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/3/2020 1:31:00 PM

Congrats, John. you know how much I love this one!!

John Watt
Date: 11/3/2020 5:31:00 PM

So kind of you to make a return visit today, Andrea!

Constance La France

Date: 11/1/2020 7:49:00 AM

John, congratulations on your win in my Tercet Challenge with this wonderful write _Constance

John Watt
Date: 11/3/2020 5:30:00 PM

I'm so grateful for the contest and placement, Constance. Your comments are always appreciated as well, my friend. I just sent you a Soup mail. Hugs ~ John

Eve Roper

Date: 11/1/2020 12:08:00 AM

Congratulations on your win, John. Hugs Eve

John Watt
Date: 11/1/2020 12:38:00 AM

I appreciate you, Eve. Thanks for the kind visit ~ John

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 10/31/2020 12:08:00 PM

Very lovely John. Congratulations on the win! Linda

John Watt
Date: 10/31/2020 8:52:00 PM

Thanks, Linda!

Alexis Y.

Date: 10/31/2020 11:21:00 AM

Hi John, I’m just coming back to say congratulations on your win:-) Alexis

John Watt
Date: 10/31/2020 8:51:00 PM

Thanks for all the lovely comments today, Alexis!

Mark Koplin

Date: 10/31/2020 10:45:00 AM

Congrats John on your win!!

John Watt
Date: 10/31/2020 8:40:00 PM

Thank you, Mark

Rena Ong

Date: 10/29/2020 11:32:00 PM

lovely rhythm to this. thanks

John Watt
Date: 10/30/2020 12:44:00 AM

Thank you, Rena. Much appreciated.

Jack Horne

Date: 10/29/2020 1:12:00 PM

what a lovely uplifting write

John Watt
Date: 10/29/2020 1:54:00 PM

Thank you Jack.

Brandy Nicole

Date: 10/27/2020 9:13:00 PM

Your words remind me of Eccl. 3:1. "To everything there is a season" Yes, there is. And of course, Verses 2- 8. Your thoughts caress gently around me and my heart. This is so beautiful and tender, all at the same time. Hugs, Brandy

John Watt
Date: 10/27/2020 9:36:00 PM

Turn, Turn, Turn, that great song long before you were born, written from those very verses in Ecclesiastes. Thank you for the kind visit and for turning my thoughts towards Scripture, my dear friend. Rain is life, and life is one season after another.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/25/2020 5:29:00 PM

Lovely penned, John! Like the 'Four Season' / Shades of Ecclesiastes themes! G.L. in the contest. Happiness and Joy, Gershon

Brandy Nicole
Date: 10/27/2020 9:14:00 PM

Yes, I completely agree. I just noticed your comment. Seems we think the same. :) Brandy

John Watt
Date: 10/25/2020 8:31:00 PM

Thanks, GW. I like the Ecclesiastes and Four Seasons references. Always appreciate your careful reads and insightful comments, my friend. Peace ~ John

Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 10/25/2020 2:36:00 PM

Nice penning John, really liked your line of thought here. Hope all is well, Blessings, Gordon

John Watt
Date: 10/25/2020 3:58:00 PM

Thank you Gordon. All is well, and I hope the same for you ~ John

Jack Horne

Date: 10/25/2020 11:51:00 AM

what a beautiful & ultimately uplifting write

John Watt
Date: 10/25/2020 3:58:00 PM

Thank you, Jack.

Angela Crabtree

Date: 10/25/2020 11:17:00 AM

Love this! You've done it again, John. A picture perfect write. For some the rain refreshes and others it darkens and dampens :)

John Watt
Date: 10/25/2020 3:57:00 PM

Thank you Angie, what a kind thing to say. Yes, rain covers a number of moods.

Harry Horsman

Date: 10/24/2020 10:02:00 PM

Brilliant, John, love the interaction, and the poetry superb...

John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 11:36:00 PM

Thank you Harry, always grateful for your encouraging words ~ John

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 10/24/2020 6:39:00 PM

I like the connection to the four seasons, and the use of rain in the middle line of each stanza - the ending one so poignant and wistful (soupmail)

John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 7:44:00 PM

Thank you. And thank you!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/24/2020 5:05:00 PM

wow, you did yours more eloquently I think than I did mine. We kind of covered those seasons of life and you spiced yours with romance. Very well done, my friend.

John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 5:41:00 PM

I always appreciate your words of encouragement, Andrea.

Alexis Y.

Date: 10/24/2020 2:50:00 PM

Hi John, You managed to represent each season in a few words, in this well written write. I wish you the best of luck in the contest. Enjoy the rest of your day:-) Alexis

John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 9:44:00 PM

Thank you to the 3 friends who sent me a Soupmail to inform me the contest has been extended... I got to enter after all!

John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 5:40:00 PM

Thanks Alexis. Sadly, I missed getting this in the contest by about 3 minutes. Still, it was fun to do. Enjoy your day ~ John

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 10/24/2020 10:26:00 AM

How lovely, every season gladdens my heart John whether Winter, Autumn, Summer or Spring. Rain seems to take a lead role in all your seasons poem, life giving water. without it all life would perish. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 5:39:00 PM

Glad you noticed the rain thread. We live in what amounts to a desert; drought is common, water is precious. You picked up on that well. Hugs ~ John

Heidi Sands

Date: 10/24/2020 7:12:00 AM

Well written seasonal poem John :)

John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 5:37:00 PM

Thanks for the kind words, Heidi.

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 10/24/2020 6:21:00 AM

This is so creative and inspiring. I love it friend... God bless you with a win

John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 5:37:00 PM

I'm so glad you liked it, Gina. Thank you for stopping by. ~ John

Jenna Logan

Date: 10/24/2020 5:50:00 AM

My thoughts immediately turned to Ecclesiastes 3:1 - 8. For everything there is a season, and lyrics later written by Pete Seeger... Turn, Turn, Turn." Very nicely composed, John.

John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 5:37:00 PM

That's a good reference, Jenna. Hadn't thought of it until you mentioned it, but it's a great connection. And I love that song! Thanks for the visit.

Silent One

Date: 10/24/2020 3:46:00 AM

Yes, yes, yes, yes... I really do not like Autumn and Winter as i suffer from seasonal affective disorder.. so thats why my poems have been so sad lol...I see rain in all your season, do you live in the UK?

John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 5:35:00 PM

I'm sorry to hear about your SAD. My son has it to a degree, and it kind of limits him to where he can live. No, I'm in Southern California, which is basically beach or desert. Hardly any rain to speak of. I was using it more as a metaphor of moods. Thanks for the visit, SO

Jan Allison

Date: 10/24/2020 3:02:00 AM

Four superb seasonal tercets which flow beautifully together, i especially like the second one for Spring:-) hugs jan xx

John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 5:33:00 PM

Thank you Jan. I appreciate knowing your favorite part. Hugs ~ John