blackbirds in the rain walking among the fallen leaves under the old mango tree with dripping leaves bathing the grass below blackbirds diligently lifting the rain soaked fallen leaves peering underneath for insects and worms flushed out by the drizzling rain pausing to gulp one down then scooting off again searching for more
sitting under the shed with raindrops playing their music on the galvanised sheet roof with a beat that resonates within my inner being putting me in a trance connecting me to the rain and the puddles on the ground with the raindrops gently tapping the water's surface creating rings that collide with one another disrupting their individual shapes creating a dynamic new pattern reflecting their unity and bubbling with energy in the drizzling rain
O what a deep feeling of peacefulness and serenity with the rain the dripping leaves and the puddles serenading my spirit with the eternal song of Nature and merging it into the Unity Of All Things
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Posted: Nov 2014
About this poem:
It was raining today. There was a constant drizzle for hours. I sat in a shed attached to the house, watching the blackbirds in action in the rain, searching for their food. The constant rhythmic sound of the rain on the galvanised sheet roof of the shed and the gentle drama playing out in the backyard with the blackbirds was a spiritual experience for me connecting me with Nature and the unity of all things as mentioned in the last verse.
Oh Socrates if I close my eyes I can be there with you listening to all the images you have so skillfully painted in your words! I love the rain and those sounds are so full of peace and serenity! I love this so much!
serenading my spirit with the eternal song of Nature and merging it into the Unity Of All Things
"Blackbirds..rain,dripping leaves;eternal song of Nature" ...loving that feeling that comes with the damp, rainy day...where you sit,watch & listen. Wonderful mood and picture.
Poetnumber1St James, Port of Spain Trinidad and TobagoNov 15, 2014
A descriptive enjoyable piece Socrates. Very much enjoyed. I picture each image succinctly as it developed. A pleasure to read your presentation of black birds in the rain this morn. Regards
socrates44OPSan Fernando, Trinidad and TobagoNov 22, 2014
Jade Thanks for your lovely comment. I must confess, though, I did not write this poem. It wrote itself. I only recorded the words as they came to me. I was in a sort of trance, watching the birds feeding in the rain and hearing the rhythmic sound of the raindrops on the roof. Take Care, my dearest friend!
socrates44OPSan Fernando, Trinidad and TobagoNov 22, 2014
avias. Thanks for your beautiful comment. I am happy to know that you enjoy the wonderful mood and feeling created by a rainy day. It puts one in tune with Nature in a very special way.
socrates44OPSan Fernando, Trinidad and TobagoNov 22, 2014
Travis Thanks for your comment. I am glad you enjoyed the piece. I am sure they fed themselves well. They seemed to be having a good time darting around in the rain.
Comments (10)
serenading my spirit
with the eternal song of Nature
and merging it into the
Unity Of All Things
Always with you in spirit!
Nice to hear from you.
Thank you for your kind comment.
Thanks for your lovely comment.
I must confess, though, I did not write this poem. It wrote itself. I only recorded the words as they came to me.
I was in a sort of trance, watching the birds feeding in the rain and hearing the rhythmic sound of the raindrops on the roof.
Take Care, my dearest friend!
Thanks for your beautiful comment.
I am happy to know that you enjoy the wonderful mood and feeling created by a rainy day.
It puts one in tune with Nature in a very special way.
Thanks for your kind comment.
I am glad you enjoyed the piece.
Thanks for your comment. I am glad you enjoyed the piece.
I am sure they fed themselves well. They seemed to be having a good time darting around in the rain.