Today Carpe Diem asks us to write a haiku in the same style and spirit as Jane Reichhold’s “sweeping the porch”
sweeping the porch
bright prints of raindrops
followed by splashes
I saw this as the rain sweeping along, leaving its mark. Perhaps, as a cascade…
warm summer raindrops
splattering well waxed cars with
ochre desert dust
ochre desert dust
painted paisley patterns –
from a storm cloud’s brush
from a storm cloud’s brush
swept across nature’s palette
warm summer raindrops
Smiles, love and laughter
© John Belchamber 2013
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This is so beautiful! I just love the sweep of this poem :). And its circle too.
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I’m swept away by the storm cloud’s brush! 🙂
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I’m kind of happy about that teach 🙂
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exquisite beauty, jrb. That ochre desert dust. One s in desert. 😉
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Thank you, I shall not pretend that I was thinking of ochre chocolate topping 😉
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swirling dust all over those shiny cars…damn shame
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Not for the car washers 😉
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Lovely… particularly the last one is just amazing… 🙂
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Thank you HA 🙂
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Yes really beautiful. I love the opening lines especially. I can see the dust and the rain.
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I’m delighted you liked it Jessica 🙂
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Yes, I know that dessert dust so well.
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Not too well I hope 🙂
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Beautiful words and imagery…storm cloud’s brush. The dessert made me hungry though 😛 Common typo. Or maybe Aussies do have desserts instead of deserts.
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HaHa, you’d be amazed what falls out of the sky down here 😉
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You have quite an imagination to put and create all these beautiful words together.
You sir, write from the heart. 🙂
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Thank you Kristjaan, I try 🙂
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nicely done cascade
Cheers!
JzB
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Thank you JzB. I keep missing your posts for some reason, but I managed to get it just now 🙂
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ochre dust… love it
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🙂
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Like everyone else that ochre desert dust paints that palette. Love that image.
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Thank you Steph, I’m so pleased you like it 🙂
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I like the series.
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I’m pleased you do Cathy 🙂
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This is beautiful! I love how the storms brush comes full circle!!
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Thank you Wabi, I couldn’t finishes what I had in my head in three lines…so the cascade fell 🙂
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I love how color pools in this cascade of rain and words
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