On
my win-
dow-pane
there are drops
of rain again. One cat
came in soaked, the other
has been chasing dribbles,
and the washing will have
to wait until tomorrow –
unless it’s raining
again.
Kim M. Russell, 2nd February 2020
My response to Poets and Storytellers United Writers’ Pantry #5: A Tiny Light at the End of the Plastic Tunnel
Magaly’s back in the inky Pantry and enthusing about New York’s Bag Waste Reduction Law, which goes into effect at the beginning of March. The supermarkets over here in the UK have been promoting bags for life for quite a while now, and we have several. My favourite is a lovely retro Tesco’s bag.
The Writers’ Pantry is an open link event, where we may share poems, stories, letters, articles or slices of life, old or new.
Oh I can feel the desire for the respite of the rain – I hope there is a bright sky in the morning
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Thank you, Jae!
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Continuous rain can be a bit of a bother 🙂 let’s hope the sun comes out bright and shining 💝
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We had a dry moment, but no sunshine, Sanaa. It will come eventually;y.
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Dribbles jump out at me. I’m washing clothes now .
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I managed to get some towels washed and pegged on the line this afternoon, but there’s more rain. I’ll just leave them hanging there.
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Yes, let it wait for tomorrow! I like your break on window.
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Thank you, Yvonne!
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You, my sweetest and super talented, Kim, have put so much in drop–I can see the rain, the cats going about their rainy day, the speaking observing life happening… I love it all, especially her willingness to keep on living, regardless of what tomorrow brings.
Love the structure.
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Thank you, lovely Magaly! 🙂
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I identified with your poem! Today the sun is shining for the first time in a LONG string of overcast and gloomy days. The sky is cloudless and a beautiful azure and the cardinal at my birdfeeder is a brilliant splash of red.
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Thanks Bev! I’d love to see a cardinal in our garden. Sadly, we don’t have them here.
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Shapely work indeed. Salute!
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Thank you, Ron!
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Makes sense to me 🙂
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🙂
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Down under in peak summer season it is raining too …and it is washing day for me too. Hang on there is a tiny blue patch in the sky so I may be lucky!
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It’s still dark here, but I’ll be looking out for a blue patch in the sky, Robin.
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A delight in every way – including the one-word drip at the end.
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Thank you, Rosemary. I’m delighted you noticed the one word drip!
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This reminds me of last spring where it never seemed to dry out for over 3 months. Another interesting form and a wonderful picture as well.
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Thank you, Joel.
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Took me back to the day of the clothes line. Luv the nostalgia
Happy Sunday Kim
Much💝love
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Thanks Gillena. It’s Monday morning already – have a great week!
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Love the raindrop shape and the cat chasing dribbles
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Thank you, Marja!
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Ah, the rain! Perfectly captured, and every drop put into good use. An outstanding outcome that encapsulates the mood.
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Thank you, Khaya.
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Reading this was delightful. Hope rain stops soon and decides to go elsewhere…like Australia perhaps.
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Thank you, Myrna. I’m constantly sending rain to Australia in my thoughts.
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Kim, my mother would comment, “Amen!!”. Besides just drying in the rain, she also had to drive herself and me to Grandma’s house, about a mile away. Our long farmplace lane was just plain dirt, no gravel. I.e. mud on rainy days. Those days, from infant to age five, visiting with my Grandma was the best.
I like it too, having memories being brought to front. Sorry I’m so late getting here.
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Love the form, the poem, the close!
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Thank you, Rajani!
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Beautiful
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Thank you so much!
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