Listening to the sound of rain
Creates serenity.
Busy minds tune into the lull.
A provoked tranquility:
Calm enough to ease,
Loud enough to dispel
Unwelcome thoughts,
Wish them farewell.
A raindrop is silent,
Until it splashes.
Like his internal plight,
Before he turns to ashes.
Image credit: Pixabay.com
In response to dVerse’s Rain Poetry Prompt found here
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Nice irony of “provoked tranquility.”
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Thank you!!
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favorite lines:
“Calm enough to ease,
Loud enough to dispel
Unwelcome thoughts,”
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Thank you ✨
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You are welcome.
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I guess it’s no accident that so many calming apps offer the sound of rain as an option, that background noise is great for calming and thinking. I like the koan-like feel of “A raindrop is silent, until it splashes”. Lots in there.
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I meditate to the sound of rain, but it never sends me to sleep, and I think thats what inspired this poem! Thank you!
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just love the fresh smell of rain on a hot summer day. this brings the memories to the fore of long lost summers. thank you.
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I’m glad you liked it!
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I love listening to rain – what a great way to describe it, as ‘provoked tranquility’. And so true: ‘A raindrop is silent, / Until it splashes’.
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Thank you✨
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Good point: “A raindrop is silent,
Until it splashes.”
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I’m glad it left you thinking!
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I would never have thought of a raindrop splashing and turning to ashes, but to encourage new growth. I like your capture of the sound of rain.
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I like the way you have interpreted the poem, and hope that alternative meanings add depth. My personal intention was to compare the long and silent fall of a raindrop to a silent struggle through life (his internal plight). Though, I like that you’ve personified the rain.
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Raindrops silent until they splash …. Lovely write.
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Thank you ✨
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