In the middle of a hot night …

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Sat, 27 Jun 2026
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Pitter-patter
(thunder far away)
hear the water, hear the rain
sweeping in, sweeping down.
Earth thirsts,
seeking soaking
for sprouting seeds
of food and flowers,
and thriving wilderness of weeds
… by the morning
garden gasps for more, more …

[IP: 'heat'  or 'summer]

 

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Comments

Submitted by Tom Brown on

What a beautiful description of a night thunderstorm.

Fantastic! Tom

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you again. Recently I wrote of a thunderstorm on top of us, very noisy. This was different as the noisy centre of the storm was further away, so more aware of the rain coming in. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by insertponceyfre... on

Nice IP response, thank you Rhiannon. It always smells so lovely just after a storm. Sadly we are back to scorching hot again this morning - still one more day of boiling here

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks. It can sound quite a soaking and yet hardly show next morning! But it is a lovely sound, and as you say, the smell if you are able to go out is lovely Rhiannon

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

What a great description of the rain 'sweeping in, sweeping down'. I wish it would! Apparently we are due thunderstorms here in a couple of days, and it is a bit cooler today, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Yes this was gentler than the one I  wrote about https://www.abctales.com/story/rhiannonw/night-storm or maybe just centred much further away., and the rain sound was gentler, soothing, but much more is needed! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you for the cherries. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Starfish Girl on

Just waiting, and hoping, for the rain here. Your poem gave a lovely feeling of what might happen soon!

Lindy

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

thank you. we certainly apppreciate the cool and the rain when it returns! Rhisnnon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I like very much : "sweeping in, sweeping down" and "thriving wilderness of weeds"
Hope you get your garden gets a soaking soon!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Ours isn't too bad, I guess. Weeds fairly thriving! My husband hadn't heard the rain, and he said the garden looked so dry, but possibly one damp spot! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Great on the Cherries again &&

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

thanks! Rhiannon