Puddle, 1952, M. C. Escher
It’s Complicated
©2012
Susan Noyes Anderson
I want to say
the worth of a puddle
is in the scenery it reflects.
But then I remember the jump,
the backsplash of rain on my boots,
the nod to nature
as polka-dot dewdrops
cast precipitate patterns
on my leggings.
25 comments:
Beautiful Sue.
An enjoyable take on the prompt...
polka dot dew drops....love that imagery sue....there is much fun in a puddle...smiles.
Love love polka dot dew drops!
That's a good explanation of life. :)
btw, I can't get enough of your rain sounds. That's the best!
Very cool Sue. Beautiful. You always paint such a vivid picture with your words!
I turned on my sound ... love the sound of the falling rain! Your poem is delightful!
The worth of a puddle, very nice, and I do like Escher's mysterious art works.
Loved this! I am suddenly five years old again splashing through puddles on the way home from school :-) thank you!
muddy polka dots!
whimsical poem with a so real sound to help me enjoy my moment here.Thanks
Nice capture of the jump and polka dots dewdrops ~
Grace
Reminds me of being a child and loving the rain...reminds me to love the rain again..reminds me that we finally got rain yesterday and today and I was happy to splash in the puddles on the way to work!
What tapestries you weave with your words!
I liked the reflective imagery, very powerful, this pool.
They are to jump in at my house. Lovely poem!
So whimsical and it just captured my inner child. Beautifully done, Sue - once again. And thank you again for the kind words on my dad's post. He enjoyed each one immensely - exactly as I hoped he would. I've been ordered to print the whole thing out so he can keep it.
I loved this as I could just see you in my minds eye when you were a little girl......probably taking a good high leap preparatory to jumping right in the middle of a big puddle.
I almost wish I could have been like that...unlike you, I was so very careful to avoid such things, always keeping in mind that I couldn't get my clothes or my feet wet or it would make more work for my mom.
I'm so glad that you were such an uncomplicated child. I love that you had such a great imagination too! You never seemed to have trouble finding fun things to do, even when you didn't have anyone but Nancy to play with when we lived on LaCienga.
I loved this post.
'the worth of a puddle is in the scenery it reflects' What a great thought! And then the puddle jump...delightful!
Really nice. Great sound effects, too (although I'm barely awake and thought my computer was buzzing).
I love little nods to nature! Perfect puddling!
I really love your poem enhanced by the falling rain sounds, Sue. Interaction is far more impressive than scenery. The more splash the better! Thanks.
You are SO prolific!! I see the 2012 dates on your poetry and can't believe you come up with so many original and beautiful pieces.
And the photography is a perfect mesh (mashup?)...
Aaaah! I LOVe this! I know I always say that, but I really really do! I was there, looking at the puddle, and then jumping in it and enjoying it even more. Sigh. I need to go find a good puddle now!
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