I look out at the July rain, listen to the thunder roll, the wind in the chimney, mop the water off the floor and try to find the voice of summer. In the livid meadow, feral cat shelters beneath a hay bale, watching the kestrel stoop and take the vole from the trickling stalks. There is no end, no stopping of the wheel, even though we have no use for these muddy times.
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and spotting rain—somewhere
it rises golden
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I can’t see it either. It’s been pretty cold in the past few days here too.
This is lovely to contemplate as, over here, most of the province is having too-high temperatures, and 300 forest fires are burning. I hope some rain falls soon. Your description i so lovely. I could see it. Love the photo, too.
It’s a tragedy what we’ve done to our beautiful planet. But wake-up calls fall on deaf ears.
I love that line… ” try to find the voice of summer…” at the moment, it is but a whisper…
Thanks, Jaye. It’s smiling today 🙂
That’s wonderful…
🙂
No stopping of the wheel. I hope the weather improves for you, though that photo is striking.
Mopping the water off the floor is no fun.
It is hot and oppressively humid here.
Did you celebrate Bastille Day?
It poured all of the 14th and we lost the internet. Just got it back. The sun too, so that’s good.
Oh, good news then!
Finally!
We’ve finally got some blue sky here. You photos are so striking, but the endless grey always oppresses me too. (K)
Got me down, certainly. The sun is programmed to do its job for the foreseeable (?) future, but it’ll take a while to recharge the depleted batteries.
Much of Europe seem to be bogged down in rain. The weather does seem to be getting more extreme.
And fewer and fewer voices raised to deny it.
The same here with the fires and heat out west. Congress is bogged down in procedure as usual. How to make sure no one who is not white male and old gets to vote.
The greatest democracy in the world still having teething problems…
Great is another one of those now meaningless words.
We’ve really taken to hyperbole in a BIG way.
Yes, those overused Trumpian capitalized tweets. I don’t miss them at all.
How to shout without using your voice at all.
Your Haibun is beautiful! It is so vivid! We have rain here, too! More rain than we need while the wildfires rage out West. Wher they have unbelievably high temps this year and draught, we have have muggy, rainy days here. I would just enjoy a few days of “normal” weather.
Thanks Michelle. I shouldn’t complain. Our rain was just constant, not intense or destructive as they’ve had in some parts. And the sun has decided to come back, so we’re likely going to get some summer weather at last!
Didn’t you complain about the hea,t the other day, Jane? 😉 I think the nature and the animals are very greatful for the change to have some breath. xx Michael
I did comment on it, but that was weeks ago! The sun’s back now though, and looks set to stay for a while. At last! You’re probably right though, the animals probably prefer cool and damp to searing heat and drought.