Rain in Slow Motion

A haiku for Mattavelli's water haiku competition.

There'd be lots to watch

on raindrops in slow motion:

Many short movies

Reviews

[Richard🖌]

My Dear Friend Roland,

There is more to composing well in the economic Senryu form and contained in a raindrop than most might think, but you've brought it to life and made it look easy … this amazing picture you chose, perfectly exemplifies the mood and moment of your imaginatively luring title.
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Quote:

“Brushing the clouds away from my eyes,
I see clarity in the raindrop
and beauty in the first ray of morning sun...
Life is strange and wondrous...”

― Virginia Alison, Noted Poet

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I share Virginia's thoughtful words here to honor and gift further validation to the powerful imagery of your own masterful piece.

A most brilliant work, Roland … I've become lost in the thoughts and imagery you inspired!
Thank you for beginning my day so magically and beautifully, My Friend! ~ Richard : )

(psst! for presentation [if the site will let you] center the picture and poem)

Ironically, my newest post is, also, about rain: "Your Sweet Rain" … great minds, eh?

[Roland Petrov]

You're too kind, Richard. The site won't let me center the picture; either that, or there's a trick and I don't know about it. Other than photographs of myself, I have personally taken all the photographs that I use on this site, and this one is of raindrops on my living room window screen, taken at sunset, when I lived on Whidbey Island.

[Pushkar Prabhat]

awesome!!!
unique.....i love rain.....everything about it.....
amazing imagery......
and i loved it!!!
:)

[Nomenklatura]

Ha, splendid stuff Roland, I see you haven't lost it.

[Roland Petrov]

Good to see you here, Ewan. One by one, we're regrouping. Data has a couple new entries here, but he's not been very active yet. Metal Dragon is here as Metal Ladybird. Johari's an old-timer on this site. Helen's here but hasn't posted....and so it goes.

[Nomenklatura]

Thanks for letting me know, especially regarding noms-de-plume!

[Roland Petrov]

Did I forget Suzy Hazelwood (formerly Wordmuse)? She's here and active!

[Woody]

aah Lilluputians must have a field day every time it rains :)

love this Roland. very poetic and perceptive.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i love this....like many short movies...love those starry flicks.

[Samuel Dickens]

Indeed, there's a story and more inside each little drop of rain. Lovely writing, Roland.

[Kelly Scheppers]

The haiku is a wonderful concept of writing, isn't it? I am an avid pluviophile, and I adore this, Roland!

[Roland Petrov]

Two years later, thank you! How remiss I have been. Thanks for jogging my fogging noggin!

[Kelly Scheppers]

...no problem! I'd never forget those tulips!

[Roland Petrov]

Tiptoe through....!

[MsJewel]

Amazing imagery - absolutely brilliant.
:) Julie (I love the rain)

[Jamestown]

Thought provoking!
Never really thought of it as short movies but
I can imagine it now, thanks!

[~]

I really liked how you embraced the slow movement of the drop on a surface leaving behind a silent film to discover.
I liked it :D

[Roland Petrov]

Thanks! BTW, what does :D mean? I'm a bit slow.

[~]

you are welcome, it is a broad smile, like :) but even broader