To Walk In The Rain

A story about months of walking in the rain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Walk In the Rain

As the cold rain blew, I kept walking for miles with my petite  dogs walking along with me.  We were a little family and so we were in this healing thing together.  We had to walk this out as a united family. Besides, dogs like to walk, don't they?

 

I carried a big red umbrella holding it over them.  The rain gently washed the warm tears from my face and kindly masked my face as I cried.  I sobbed and sobbed as I walked.  Often pleading to God to end my pain or begging him to strike me dead swiftly with lightening.

 

As the thunder roared and my ire soared, I could yell with hostile anger as loud as I wished to yell.  Hours of walking in the rain is the only thing that eased my pain. Believe me I tried everything.

 

My dogs must have thought that I had gone insane.  For months at night all we did was walk in the rain endlessly.  Only when spring came and the birds chirped at us did the sun dry away all of my tears.

 

Every night we still walked but not as many miles as before, not until we were soaked.  I walked so much that I wore the soles of my tennis shoes out.  But it was all I could do to medicate my pain and sooth my broken heart, to walk in the rain.

 

Thank goodness for the cleansing rain. The constant rain gently holding my shoulders tightly,while consoling and healing me as I walked my frustrations out.  Until, I finally ran out of tears that year. Mother Nature and my dogs really were my best friends that year in the rain.

 

Reviews

[M Garcia]

I love the rain. It can be so calming that it lulls me to sleep. Thanks for sharing.

[Michael of Gilead]

Cool...i get it

[Dark Empress]

I love how you told a story with your poem. It's amazing. :)

[Goodbye]

It's a story, it's a poem - what a lovely portrayal of walking through the pain and the cleansing, blessed rain...

[Cafe Reader]

Very good, nicely written.

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

The honesty of your words is an inspiration.

[tynamite]

I like the snapshot you portray.

[The Analog Kid]

Very straight forward. Still very poetic. Thanks for sharing.

[Short.Nerd]

This was beautiful.
Amazing job!(:

[Buddhistboy73]

~Wow....beautiful write Marie. This is so spiritual, like something you feel in nature as you connect with all that is really important in this life. It's in times of suffering that we find consolation in these things.. Great write....you really pour out the emotions in this piece...I enjoyed it...:) and the final line is fantastic....