Wet Tuesday

a true story

It rains as if an ocean has been tipped

Out of a bucket into my garden.

This is a serious downpour, ask Noah.

A wet towel in the face and my goldfish 

Hide under rocks although they like water.

Rosie next door shakes her head and

Coughs at the deluge.This is like being 

Born in a bloody washing machine or

Running in wellies through a swimming pool.

So before you flush me away, just this;

If you want to baptize, wait until it`s dry.

Author's Note

Some magazines won`t publish my work If I publish first on sites like this.
I`m not sure what to do, I like the access that WC offers !

Reviews

[Valentine]

This made me chuckle at the ending. You just keep on writing, never give up on yourself. Valentine

[highonwords]

'it rains as if an ocean has been tipped out of a bucket into my garden' , this is a great line, as well as '...and my goldfish hide under rocks although they like water, this line has a nice punch to it ...i love the imagery..makes me want to celebrate the rain no matter the deluge..and wade in the ocean for a while...thank you for sharing :)

[Tina Kline]

A very creative poem. I love the imagery.

I think your writings would be wonderful to read in a book/s. They are creative and uniquely yours.

[Leslie Philibert]

Hallo Tina, thanks for the kind words, and the review.

[Tina Kline]

You are most welcome.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i've published work that i have had on this site...i feel this is a testing ground for our poems...we get feedback, suggestions...and that helps to shape the pieces so that we may get them published elsewhere...

and this piece...i really like this...the deluge is coming, noah, start building that ark.
reminds me of Bill Cosby and his skit about the flood..

"and you ain't done nothing except you've made it rain; this isn't a shower is it?"

okay Lord, now i believe you...and i sometimes wonder....is it time for another flood? for everything to start over again...we probably need another cleansing...

great poem leslie...i see a wonderfully put together allegory.

[Leslie Philibert]

Hallo Jacob, thanks for the excellent review, and the kind words. I try here to get a balance between
a light hearted poem and at the same time a serious undertone. I hope it works.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Leslie your poetry is sublime. This had a visual and an emotional impact upon me in its trueness and its metaphor. You need to be published but not in magazines. Your poetry is good enough for a book or several!

[Leslie Philibert]

Thanks for the kind words. I hope my poems are OK, but there are very many better poets, and even the very best don`t often get work published,mostly just single poems in collections.