Wednesday 17 June 2015

WET, WET, WET

It's Winter in the Southern Hemisphere and Winter solstice approaches next week. We have wet, cool weather and here is a poem I wrote to celebrate Winter's Wwwwwwwww's!

Welcome the Winter Weather

A rain shower, wetting leaves and washing clean the garden -
Water trickles and weaves intricate patterns
Of winding rivulets as it wends its way amongst the weeds.

Winter's wet weather soaks wildflower seeds
And will ensure a crop of winsome bouquets in a few weeks:
Winterberry, wisteria, woodruff, windflower and wreath of wallflowers...

The wind stirs wistful branches of willows weeping
And wizened twigs of witch-hazel writhe,
As inside, a warming fire burns, fuelled by walnut wood.

Warlock Winter has arrived wearing furs
And wishing us a wondrous white season;
Welcome the Winter weather with wassail warm,
Wail, whine and whimper not,
For Spring will surely Winter follow.

This post is part of the Wednesday Waters meme,
and also part of the Waterworld Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Friday Greens meme.





9 comments:

  1. As wonderful as crystals. Lovely shots.
    www.1sthappyfamily.com/2015/06/water-features.html

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  2. Beautiful poem!
    Fantastic rain drops!

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  3. Beautiful photos after the rain.

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  4. I LOVE wet leaves like this.
    ROG, ABCW

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  5. Very pretty poem along with pretty rain droplets.

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  6. Especially in the last image the water drops look like diamonds - very pretty!

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  7. Such wonderful rich greens jewelled with water droplets. And a fine poem to complement the images.

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  8. So nice and wonderful greens !
    Especially beautiful looks it through the crystal clear water drops, a visual feast !
    Greetings from Germany and " Friday Greens "

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  9. Nice poem to complement the photos

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