Turquoise skies blend into ebony
Over mesa horizons
Clouds give a glorious wink
Before caressing canyons
Raindrops tease in random spurts
Glossing earth’s parched lips
Dust rises in protest
Then succumbs to the deluge
Dampening desert dreams
I inhale the petrichor
And the moment
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You painted a lovely canvas specially with: Clouds give a glorious wink.
This is so beautiful. I had to go back and read again to find the prompt – very well done.
I like how the raindrops tease and the clouds wink.
Wow! You absolutely made every word count. I relished the simple rhythm you established and the clever use of alliteration. I’m going to carry these images with me.
Awweee, sigh.
an atmospheric poem and also felt like taking a bit out of a very puffy sweet puff pastry delight
I do remember the scent of the first drop of rain in a desert… a perfect perfume
This is exquisitely drawn.. 🙂 I especially love the image of “glossing earth’s parched lips”..❤️
Beautiful 🙂
So descriptive! Love those winking clouds and turquoise skies.
I love the way the turquoise skies blend into ebony, the raindrops gloss earth’s parched lips, and the alliteration that sounds like raindrops in the lines:
‘Dampening desert dreams’.
Absolutely stunning, Mish!
Your personification of the elements is sublime🙂
Lovely, Mish! I can smell that raindrop.
Hi Mish! I enjoyed reading your poem here, it was well written… and quite beautiful, including the pic… 🙂
…rob from Image & Verse
My “wink”