mud~I love the musky scent that evaporates from the moistened earth bed during downpour and also relish sailing paper boats on the puddles.It serves as a home for tiny insects and invisible bacterias.
precipitated
by deluge emits sweet whiff
forms splashing puddles
Disclaimer: The special aroma that manifests in the air while rainfall is referred to as petrichor ~which actually comes from a bacteria called actinomycete that resides in dampened soil.
Aug 4 ,2020
Note1:Written for Traditional Haiku-Nature Themed
Poetry contest(N/A)
Placed as Honorable Mention in the contest.
Note2: Submitting to strand Completely New (22) ,
Any Form,Any Theme Poetry Contest
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