July 9, 2008
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rain on the roof
rain on the roof
reminds me of when
i wished i could savor
tomorrow
again
but something must always
deliver a blow
and conquer what
whispers
would nourish to grow
today in my knowing
of yesterday’s
pain
i throw my umbrella
against falling rain
somehow i will
carry
my questions aloof
denying the crying
of rain on the roof©2004 lisa luke easterling
Comments (11)
Wow, that’s EXCELLENT! I prefer rhyming poems to “Free Verse”, I call rhyming poems “Expensiverse”.
What’s of MORE importance is I think I truly understand what you’re SAYING here, very clearly!
Thanks! Yeah, this one has a bit of a singsong quality to it. When my 17YO music artist son decided to write music for it, he completely took me off guard with the style of the melody. Now I can’t get it out of my head when I read the poem, as though they somehow merged…or maybe just realized they were always one but hadn’t found one another yet.
I think somewhere down deep I’m hoping the sharing of old poetry will help break through my poetry block. Since I can’t talk Michael into regenerating the EP email group, it looks like I’ll have to jump start myself in whatever way I can get to work.
Hugs,
Blue
@Ladyblue1 - Every now and then I get really poetic, like when my common conversation comes out RHYMING, Hahaha!!!!
@clintspirations -
I’d like to see the results of that. *grin*
Blue
@Ladyblue1 - Some REALLY old poems of mine are at http://www.xanga.com/poems06
@clintspirations -
WOW! I love them! Dude! You are a seriously gifted poet!
very nice Lisa! Love this background…makes me ready for the beach NOW! ha!
I like it a lot.
@Get_Real_64 -
Thanks so much!
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Want to hear that song this weekend!
@Shiredweller -
Me, too! Think we can get him to play it for us, being it’s our anniversary and all?