“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds
Up and out for a day of Adventure.
Did not expect it to be a drencher.
Heavy rain drowned the view, the sounds.
Still excitement knew no bounds
Reaching our destination
Saturated with precipitation
Foreboding showed it’s visage
One thing wowed: a homage
‘Nature is’ and that is all
I ran the hill through the squall
We arrived feeling spry
Our shelter preserved the sort-of dry
The diamond droplet cloud
presented quite a shroud
Regardless we had a sunny day
in our minds at least, under the spray
of happy just to be out and about
Just because it’s wet, why bow out?
I have never seen a cloud so formed
It had rebel stormed, yet I felt warmed
We needn’t incline to circumstance
or careen to the mal de mer of turbulence
When there persists another view
to see the beauty shine through
The silver lining lays closest to your skin
The outer drapery protects what lies within
The lining caresses your inner weather
Take care to what you tether
your reflections, speculations, ideation
can be your detractor or your salvation
Any situation, sensation gestating
are thoughts incanting, expanding, creating
Let us notice the good, the kind
gawk at the wonder, freedom in our mind
Dismiss all the disparaging guck
Let our jubilant imagination run amok 😀
Linked to Our World Tuesday, PicStory, Two shoes Tuesday, Sweet shot Tuesday, Outdoor Wednesday
Reblogged this on Looking4GodToday and commented:
Love this poem on finding your personal silver lining
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Thanks Michelle. 🙂
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You must have a nice spirit. 🙂
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Thanks, that’s very kind, but you haven’t read Flapdoodle. Wa ha ha (evil laugh) 😀
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Fun being caught in the rain … as long as it’s not too cold! 🙂 Lovely poem and thoughts. 🙂
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Thank you so much Maria. 😀
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🙂
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This sounds like a wonderfully fun adventure shared. We don’t melt in the rain, it can be very invigorating, as long as we have a shelter to run to when we are drenched and cold. You are right that life is not so much about whether there is sunshine or storms, but how we react to them that determines our happiness. There is always a way we can dance in the rain!
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Well said Josie! I try to make every moment an adventure. Even the every day things. Each minute we exist is a miracle. Let’s enjoy them all! 🙂
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lovely photo and pretty poetry.
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Thank you for your kind words, Felicia
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Discovering the inner rainbows – wow!
Permit me to share this one:
http://ashokbhatia.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/being-smart-means/
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Thank you. Your words prevail in the cells of my being. Thank you so much.
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Welcome. Pleasure is mine.
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Wow, what an amazingly powerful sky
Mollyxxx
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Thank’s Molly.
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nice one 🙂
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thanks 🙂
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Gorgeous image and poetic thoughts.
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That’s so kind of you Laura, thank you.
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Such a wonderful poem. “Take care to what you tether” – so true! I would love some cool rain, please!
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Thanks Lauzlau, Hope you get some rain soon. 🙂
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That is stunning! I love watching storms clouds move in (and out).
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Thanks, Me too. I got pretty soaked in my adventures but I was intrigued by the droplet triangle at the top of the pic. I’ve never seen that before. 🙂
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Jubilant imagination run amok, indeed!
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Thanks, it’s fun when that happens. 😀
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Thank you for joining my photo party this week.
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It’s a wonderful Party! 🙂
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Amazing shot. Thanks you adding it to the water challenge!
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Thank you Nancy it was a very stormy day.
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