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Becoming Inclined
by Barbara E. Hunt
(After John O’Donoghue)
to watch the way of rain
at first the merest hint of spit
tumbling from clear skies all
slow and free. Then clambering
calmness in cahoots with drop-
on-drop in perfect pattering
tattle of a twilit realm. Take
note the shifting light and lilt;
small miracles of slanting senses.
For you, who travel too far, too
fast must grasp that soothing
rhythm of the natural habit
of downpours. The silence and
the rushing-hush that’s come
to take your soul back
to its nesting-creche.
about the author // Barbara E. Hunt
| Barbara E. Hunt (she/her) has publications across North America, U.K., Netherlands, Scandinavia, Australia, Germany and has recently garnered a Pushcart Prize nomination for publication in Sweden. Work is accessible (free) on WATTPAD. Her climate-change collection is Rowing Across the North Atlantic (available at writersplayground.ca). |
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