all this green forgiving the rain

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Lynne Rees

Lynne Rees is a Welsh writer and editor. Her most recent publications, Real Port Talbot (2013 & 2021) and Remembering Morfa: Coal, Catastrophe & Courage (2020) explore stories from her hometown in South Wales through a collage of genres, including historical research, contemporary journalism, memoir, photography and poetry.

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  1. Welcome to tinywords, Lynne.

    I’ve told you what a fan I am of your work and this poem is no exception.

    all this green forgiving the rain /lr

    some pale blue water held within leaves /jw

  2. With the current weather here in Blighty, the green is about all that’s forgiving the rain…and the wind…and the grey…and…I’ll stop there. :)

  3. Lynne,
    I loved this haiku! Eloquent, simple wording — yet so profound in its meaning! Well said!
    ~David Fox

  4. “All this green forgiving the rain.”

    succinct and so eloquent. I’ll remember you forever for this gift!

    I loved Philip McDonnell’s reply. We’ve all been there.

  5. Thank you. What is important and moving you’ve
    so simply and beautifully executed!
    It brings my mind to times I have spent with
    the green and wet and spony mosses as they
    begin to appear when two environments meet.

  6. Hi Lynne,
    this is simply beautiful!
    And beautifully simple —
    yet complex.
    Good to see you here!
    ;)
    Lary

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