April showers

Sunbathed in apple red,

Clouds flavored in vanilla,

The air smells of mischief

As the parched rain chimes.

O' the lovely blush

Of the cheeks.

O' the call of the summer

By its beloved spring.

O' the sands awaiting

too wet in the rain.

O' thy scent of elixir

Palliating my senses.

O' thy droplets

Jazzing my lips.

I stand by the windowpane

Gazing at 

The yellow primes

Flirting with bees,

Green leaflets making love.

Through the ridges,

Drops trickling

And palpitating

To cloy and coalesce

Into the mud.

The icy drops necked

And slithered me,

As its tender touch

soaked me in lightness.

In awe of your charm

I want to cede

In thy heavenly abode.

In the sweet smell of petrichor 

I would rest

In thy peaceful pour.

April showers, April showers,

Come embrace me.

I waited for thy pour

To souse in your soul...

04/14/2007, A.H.

Reviews

[Lorry]

And that my friend, is the difference between living in hoy and cold climates.
You make it sound almost romantic, but the reality from where I'm at is just a lo-cal diet version of winter that makes us wait and wait for the briefest glimpse of sun, only for it to be taken away by drizzles that turn into monsoons, snow and ice! (Yes, you heard me right!)
Did you know that there is more chance of it snowing at Easter than at Christmas? Anyone living in a cold country does! 😃
The last time I wore a t shirt my n*****s turned it to rags in minutes.
No, give me the incessant dry arid heat akin to living in a volcano any day!
😃

[A.H.]

I can only understand how much you must be missing the sunny and bright days. I hope they come along soon your way. Snow on Easter - that's interesting, so looks like you are looking ahead for a snowy winter weekend coming up. Thank you so much for reading and sharing your thoughts, Lorry. Appreciate it much!

[Relic]

This is really well done, A.H. You capture the scenes with just the right words to create images that one can see and feel. Rain is cleansing and great to listen to when there's nowhere to go.

[A.H.]

Thank you much Relic. I really appreciate your thoughts and words.

[Lydia Shutter]

Great choice of vocabulary here! The imagery is tangible! Such romance comes alive in April...showers or no showers! Such a lovely write! Lydi**

[A.H.]

Thank you Lydi, I really appreciate your thoughts and words :)

[Belle]

A lush, sensuous ode to rain, this poem brims with synesthetic beauty—where seasons flirt, droplets seduce, and the soul surrenders to the tender, fragrant embrace of April showers.

Beautiful poetry!

[A.H.]

Thank you Belle. I'm grateful for your kind words on this poem.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

“ Sunbathed in apple red,
Clouds flavored in vanilla,
The air smells of mischief
As the parched rain chimes.“
Gorgeous poem from beginning to end A.H.! Colorful, natural imagery and delightful language, flow, meter, rhyme- lovely ode to April. Romantic, whimsical and buoyant. Made my day!

[A.H.]

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this write, Annette. Really appreciate it!

[redd Brick Keshner]

“Petrichor” is such a powerful word! Not as graceful a word as I expected (for so many decades now) but requires a poem such as this to bring out its magic. A true achievement 🕊🙏🏻

[A.H.]

Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts, Fred. I absolutely love the rain, so anything associated with it fascinates me :) take care ..

[redd Brick Keshner]

Same here A.H.; which is why the word “petrichor” feels like it needs a poem to soften its scientific sounding harshness.

[Thomas W Case]

Powerful work. Great imagery.

[A.H.]

Thank you Thomas for your thoughts. Appreciate it much!

[Arundass TP]

Brilliantly written nature poem. Thunder, Lightning, wind and rain march together to kick out heat swallowing April. Loved it. Lot of emotions, nostalgic. Keep it up

[A.H.]

Thank you my friend, dear TP. I'm so glad to hear your thoughts, much appreciated!

[red93]

Fabulous free-verse meditation on the joys of Spring AH - I very much enjoyed this one. Really Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[A.H.]

Thank you much red, I'm so glad you enjoyed this one. joys of spring, showers in April, nothing like it.. :)

[Orphic Dreamer]

I could imagine the intricate details you have so magnificently woven in each line. To give such a wonderful description for a blissful moment of mother nature is quite entrancing. Great work!

[A.H.]

Thank you much for this wonderful review. Nature presents us with beautiful moments and leaves us in awe of it :) I really appreciate your words and thoughts on this poem, Orphic.