Water in a jam jar turning cartwheels with a swish of the brush. Whirls of colour, smudges and paint splashes. Cloud bursts gush the gutters and in the midst of cacophany are musical patterings from the overarching hawthorn where the chaffinch has her nest. Drips play clear, accelerando rhythms on greenhouse glass. It is rain showers beating in the heart of a child.
branches shake themselves
watercolours soon drip dry
I am drawn to rain
Inspired by Toni’s Haibun Monday on 50 shades of rain where she gives us an array of Japanese words to choose from. Kisame means ‘rain that drips from tree branches’
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Beautifully written!
appreciate your visit and comment Josslyn – now for some mutuality…
You’re welcome! 🙂
The musicality of your poem captured me, as did the painted images. I’m also drawn to rain, it seems to offer endless inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
We hear music in raindrops!
Lovely. The raindrop colors, rain compared to water colors….The haiku is so wonderful in and of itself.
I find the haibun form helps liquefy haiku composition – especially this time around!
That is perfect -liquify the haiku.
It has been dry in these parts, save for a torrent over night. But I am also drawn to rain. Love this, Laura!
Thank you Walt – Ours is the wettest June on record so far in many shades of rain
I so admire how you used the sound of the rain… there is something musical, with how it falls on leaves and eaves…
Rain is music to the gardener’s ears!
Laura, I love the watercolor analogy. This made me think of what happens when I work with Yupo–always so full of surprises. If you haven’t tried it, you might enjoy–it’s a synthetic paper. The haiku is marvelous, too.
Alas my watercolour aspirations faded with childhood Victoria but still drawn to rain
This is a really visual treat, from start to finish. Love it.
I like how visual words are – many thanks Misky
Gorgeous! And that photo is heaven!
and the heavens darkened indeed 🙂
Beautifully described. The photo is spectacular – looks like a painting!
thank you Sherry – turned it into photoart with Smart Photo Editor – not for purists – just fun!
So dearly written! Truly touched me!
That is touching -thank you!
You’re welcome!
Water painting while listening to rain sounds beautiful.
They were childhood moments of bliss
You describe my favourite kind of rain.:)
thanks to Toni I now know how rich the Japanese language with such rainy day aspects – this one rolls off the tongue almost onomatopoeically!
This is so rich in description.
My grandmother was an artist and I remember mason jars for water or turpentine, depending on the project. Precious memories.
indeed – watercolour art is made for rainy days still methinks – if only I could paint!