I love this. Rain usually begins in single drops that become faster and faster until we have a shower. I see a relationship beginning to show cracks in this monoku. Very effective, Julie.
marion
Here in Northern Ireland we have lots of rain, and therefore many ways of describing it. One of my favourites is "it's lashing outside" when it's raining really heavily. Here is an old one featuring a much softer type of rain:
April 5th, 2018 at 9:57 am
Nice one,JW; not usually
a big fan of one-liners.
cold spell
iguanas ?
falling from trees
April 5th, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Thanks, Mike.
April 5th, 2018 at 12:24 pm
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the way rain begins our second thoughts
—JULIE WARTHER
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I've written an awful lot of rain haiku, as it follows me around the world, even in hot dry places like Darwin, Northern Territory.
That's a wonderful opening part:
"the way rain begins" and one of those phrases we'd wish we'd written ourselves! :-)
Great opening to the monoku, and second thoughts are often to do with the weather, and then sometimes it's great to be lost in it.
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the rain in our fingers return journey
Alan Summers
Blithe Spirit 26.2 (May 2016)
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This was written as we all popped our hands out through steady rain to flag down a bus!
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April 5th, 2018 at 12:55 pm
Im glad you enjoyed it, Alan. Yes I could feel that “rain in our fingers”, one of those delightful sensory images that stays with us. Thank you.
April 5th, 2018 at 10:37 pm
Beautiful monoku! I feel tempted to share some of my haiku on 'rain'.
evening rain
drops of memory
in my room
Simply Haiku, Vol.10 No.1, Summer 2012,
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resounding rain
I keep on murmuring
your last word
The Notes From the Gean, Vol 4:1 June 2012
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first rain
the paper boat carries
my childhood
Asahi Haikuist Network, 31.5.2013
Butter Fly Dream Anthology, 2013
April 6th, 2018 at 7:03 am
Thanks, Pravat! And thank you for sharing your rain haiku! Rain's universality pulls emotions and memories from us, for sure.
April 11th, 2018 at 4:22 am
I love this. Rain usually begins in single drops that become faster and faster until we have a shower. I see a relationship beginning to show cracks in this monoku. Very effective, Julie.
marion
Here in Northern Ireland we have lots of rain, and therefore many ways of describing it. One of my favourites is "it's lashing outside" when it's raining really heavily. Here is an old one featuring a much softer type of rain:
April mizzle …
I miss the smell
of wet dog
A Hundred Gourds, 1:4 September 2012
April 23rd, 2018 at 2:17 pm
Very nice. And so true.