Let the clouds roll in, shrinking the world down around us
to just this valley, tucked among the hills,
to just this clearing in the forest,
to just this house,
just this room,
just our bed,
just us.
Just us
with breaths
with warm limbs
with drifting minds
with even dreams entwined
with the sound of rain on the roof,
with the scent of rain in the forest, the hills.
Let the clouds roll in, releasing the rain to fill our whole world.
This is my first go at a shaped poem. I’ve seen a few around lately so I thought I would have a go. And as sleep and rain are two of my favourite things, they seemed an obvious choice for topic. We’ve got a lot of rain forecast for the next few days, and I love snoozing while it’s raining. I hope the creek floods again so we can’t get into town and we all have to stay home and I can sleep in.
anotherKate 
wind
in the storm
is the usual norm
it’s beautiful. i love the contraction to the small space and then the opening out and the imagery and the sounds. And oh, hasn’t it rained?
Thank you, and it has indeed rained! We had 42mm in 24hrs, we’re south of the flooding in northern NSW. I wish we had more tanks and a bigger dam.
Okay. Yes. Frustrating not to be able to catch it. My parents had 80mm yesterday. They are close to the coast.
I hope they’re okay! I keep seeing evacuation orders on the news.
Oh yes. They’re ok. But they can’t evacuate. They’re flooded in. 🙂