found words

there will be words today
or rain
I can never seem to tell the difference

clouds form

     thoughts swell

preparing for relief that may come

your dreams lay waiting
for the sunshine of a smile
and the quenching of a word

 

rain is promised from painted skies

lie back
     rest yourself a moment

soon words will fall
you will be soaked through
by the longing in a voice

comfort will wrap you up
and fill you

     with promised sweetness

Author's Note

maybe it will grow finally

Reviews

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

It should't grow, its perfect as it is ... I love how you beautifully connected lack of words , to lack of water , dry as the desert , sometimes we feel the emptiness of no words , like praying for the rain to come and wash us all .... all poets can relate to this , we are the words people , we are longing to be heard on dry periods ... only a writer that know how hard it is , not to fid the right words to express the feelings , wait for the rain to come , wet the ground again before the first bloom... thank you for briinging so much beauty into here xx

[Alicante lullaby]

you are the only person who echoes through each and everyone of her words...rest of us lie and exaggerate but you are there...same smile and sweetness...

[Siddhartha]

I hope Emily, everyday. Some days they turn real. Most days they don't.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

Soothing words, Emily it is a beautiful poem .. it seems to be mature enough ..

Chloe

[Tommy]

Soothing...I have always been comforted by the sound of rain...I have immersed my self in your words...What a flow...

Great Write Emily!
RLG,
Tommy

[TamiViolet]

Our words have a voice.... Silence has a voice.... It's wonderful to find words after silence covets us... Oh, Emily...love the swelling of the clouds and then.....wish!!! Words!!! As we lie soaked with promise...

[paul]

excellent: the first stanza (i've always imagined: the sky mirrors the mind)

[zig]

i think this is one of the best pieces youve ever written emily. detailed and concise, nice extended metaphor that doesnt overwhelm itself. i dont know what to say that the poem doesnt say itself. very well done, very very.

zig

[Poeticadia]

Beautifully intermingled metaphors here... so gentle and tender too! I really enjoyed reading this.

[Sweet_pale_cacophony]

Your words are always as warm and comforting asa homespun jersey..:)

[Ladysue]

love it...smooth and lovely...