"Did it rain last night, Mother?"
A Morning Reflection
How did you not know?
~o sheltered city-girl~
that the world is reborn in the dark of night.
In the secretive healing darkness
the air from the All and breath from the Earth itself mingles.
Swirling and embracing
the damages, worries, and injustice-caused bruises are bathed
in the tears of the cosmos
cleansed and filtered
then reverently dropped upon the waiting grasses, leaves, and flora
bathing and soothing with a gentling caress
replenishing to prepare the world for another day.
~
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Judey Kalchik
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Brilliantly written Judey! I've been noticing spider's webs with dew on them recently! I heal using writing and works like this give me hope.
gorgeous work Judey! Doll Therapy, helping others, prayer & writing help me to heal! God and Love give me hope!
This is beautiful Judey
Unless the combination of humidity & temperature failed to drop below dewpoint, in which case I guess yesterday's dust remains. But seriously, a gentle rain or early morning dew--is there anything more beautiful?
‘The world is reborn in the dark of night’. Damn, I wish I would have thought of that line. This has a haunting beauty to it, yet it made me smile. Well done
My comment will probably seem strange. But I have to say it anyway. Carl Sagan would love your poem, Judey!
Lovely words. The rejuvenation of the night and darkness is not celebrated enough in my view. ❤
Lovely 💖📝💯😉👌🎉
Baptismal rain. BEAUTIFUL prose!! 💖
Brilliant & beautiful!!! Love this!!!💕❤️❤️
Lovely poem. My favorite thing after a rainy night is to see the raindrops sparkling beneath the sun along with the morning dew.
Wow. This is beautiful. Well done.
Beautifully written!
This is beautiful! We've had nothing but rain here lately and it's unfortunately making me feel pretty gloomy, but before that I noticed the leaves starting to change and fall and that makes me excited for autumn and all the holidays coming up!
How to follow Paul’s comment except to say I agree! This reads absolutely perfectly …. Divine 👌✨🕊️❤️
Stunning - Stun-bloody-ning. Superb and stun-bloody-ning, Judey! I have noticed recently that if I'm honest, even about difficult things, it is best for moving forward. There you go!
Beautiful sentiment and lovely thoughtful tone throughout. I really enjoyed reading and gave me hope that a new day awaitens-Thank you! 🤍 Silence makes me heal. Just time away from the noise of the world 🤍
It didn't rain here last night, lol Great poem, Ms. Judey.
Wonderful poem! Very inspirational! Yes, every day is a new day!