life is nourished by each precious drop
tears slide down my window
pain
comes and grows
while joy blossoms the
secret
is soaking it all in
trusting that everything really is
okay
that beauty resides in the downpour
as well as the sun's smile that will surely
follow
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lovely.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful series of rainy patterns!
ReplyDeleteBeauty does reside in the downpour, but sometimes it is harder to see.
ReplyDeleteI love the raindrops on the glass!
I never tire of water drop shots, no two are ever the same. :-)
ReplyDeleteExceptional, and very very timely for me....
ReplyDeleteSometimes the universe just puts out what you need to read/hear/see/feel.
XXOO~~
Anne
Love the raindrops on windows images. Such beautiful words, too.
ReplyDeleteI love the way rain looks on windows. You captured that so well and I also like the tree against the gray sky. Beautiful poem to go with the photographs.
ReplyDeletemay i sit by the window and weep with you?
ReplyDeletetears are sliding down my window pain too
Your words are just too lovely. Mickie :)
ReplyDelete"trusting ..." - that everything will be as it should be, not by our wills but by the all-loving hand of the Divine who loves and cares for us in every breath. Gentle hugs, Laura.
ReplyDeleteOh, I like your serie of raindrops here! Beautiful poem also!
ReplyDeleteBeatyful pictures of the rain on the window..;-D
ReplyDeleteoh, so true! beautifully expressed!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos, Laura. There's something especially beautiful about April showers - probably the promise of the May flowers (and that it's rain and not snow - Yay!) :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful raindrops.
ReplyDeleteI love its.
Your abstract photos always leave a major impression on me, regardless of the subject.
ReplyDeleteThose drops could make a nice pot of tea. ;)
ReplyDeleteyes, it does take a lot of trust. lovely abstract photos to illustrate this truth...
ReplyDeleteThank you for the simple yet profound reminder of the rain and the day after.
ReplyDeleteI love the rain photos, particularly the third!
ReplyDeletenice shots of the rain on a window.
ReplyDeleteoften after the tears that sun smiles...and there is healthy found in those tears as well...
ReplyDeleteBeauty is, beauty does, beauty comes. Beautiful, heartwarming, inspiring post.
ReplyDeleteWhat an impressive macro shot. These rain drops are something amazing. Right now as I am writing you, it is thundering and pouring rain...but too dark to get any shots.
ReplyDeleteExcellent images! Your words are symbolic and beautiful. After every spring rain, plants and flowers burst into bloom. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos - I love the shallow depth of field that hints at what's behind the windows. Please send some of that rain our way!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to think of the rain! Lovely shots too.
ReplyDeleteI'm listening to Enya's 'It's in the Rain' as I read your post :) What a coincidence! Love the pictures and the reflection.....
ReplyDeletebeautiful raindrop photos!
ReplyDeletethis is so beautiful. the secret so true- if only it weren't a secret! keep sharing your love and wisdom! you help us all remember. joy to you, ingrid
ReplyDelete"the secret is soaking it all in . . ." I have found that to be part of the healing process or the accepting process of the next level of my ailment: to soak in the pain and the joy that still blossoms if I allow it. When my pain level rises, I know not to panic now, but to think through what I've done differently and what I can do to bring it down and also to tap into God and my faith even more deeply than usual.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures of rain are beautiful and comforting. There is a song called "Healing Rain" and it's given me a new perspective on rain.
Wow, these are all beautiful. Love all your photos.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week ahead.
Hugs
Mmmmm, just beautiful. We are having rains here, the first for spring. The robins and my garden will be so happy. I wrote a meditation once that rain was God's tears cleansing the world....Enjoy your day, Laura. May you live in Love. xo
ReplyDeletebeautiful photos beautiful words
ReplyDeleteblessings
Laura, your words are always so beautiful and comforting....:)
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful. Love rainy days!
ReplyDeleteyou are the mother nature observer and writer par excellence... and your words shine with its brightness, with or witout sun...but of course, the sun is always there, always....
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful shots and words!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing;o)
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Thank you for the reminder that the rain will not last forever, or the cold. I love how you find beauty in everything, and express it so eloquently, both in word and picture.
ReplyDeletejust lovely, thanks, laura
ReplyDeletethe truth of that is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteso beautiful!
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Hiya Laura,
ReplyDeleteGive us some of that wet stuff please - we are already watering after weeks and weeks of not a drop.
April showers bring ...
ReplyDeleteWOW. that last image is haunting in its beauty. I love that photo. and the words? again, your beauty shines through.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots! So simple but interesting.
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLovely delightful raindrops
ReplyDeleteLovely details of the drops. And April showers bring May flowers. :)
ReplyDeleteA raindrop soaks into the ground giving up itself- becoming something more. xo teri
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you Laura for visiting me at Mind Deep, and for this most beautiful post also. I can feel your pain, transformed, right below the words. You are a courageous woman, and an inspiration to many!
ReplyDeleteWith loving kindness,
marguerite
I love the black and white rain drops - very clever, makes me want to have a go at copying (hopefully not too soon as the kids are off school and it's lovely and sunny here!)
ReplyDeleteYou've got the showers [wish WE would get some]...I got the flowers:
ReplyDeleteMy Link for today:
Hot pink...BEAUTY and the BEAST
beautiful silver droplets !!
ReplyDeleteThose are lovely lovely pictures Laura -- and the words even lovelier. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYour blog always remind me that it is possible to be 'WELL' even when on has a chronic illness.
We have so much rain these last few days, but I do look for the beauty in it..
ReplyDeleteWonderful photo and poetry!
I had this precious opportunity this morning to read some of your recent posts...as always your words offer me so much...they come like a gift and speak to my hungry soul...thank you for sharing what you have with so many...Laura you truly are a gift to me...I think of you often and when I do I thank God for the gift of you and of course pray for you.
ReplyDeleteI wish with all of my heart that I could sit face to face with you...a cup of tea and just getting to converse with you. I have put this on my wish list to God. :)
Even though pain is my companion and I am struggling, there are days I am feeling a hope that hasn't been there before...I have been thinking less about dying and more about living as of late. There is hope for me I guess. :)
Thank you for inspiring me to keep moving and to not give up. I send love and hugs to you my friend. (((Laura)))
There is comfort in the calm, clear, and true ~
ReplyDeleteThe skies here are brightening up after a thunderstorm with heavy rain this morning. My first reaction to thunder is panic, until I remember that it's just a sound that will soon pass. The robins hopping through the yard during the rain showed me how silly it is to worry ~
I love the rains in April. I know that means soon the grass will grow green. :))
ReplyDeleteYour words are so beautiful. It's absolutely true that April rains make May sun all the more welcome.
ReplyDeleteYou are in my heart and on my mind as this day in the woods ends.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and granddaughter playing Scrabble
Dearest Laura, I wish you rainbows and smiling suns each day, each moment. May they light your way, as you light ours.
ReplyDeletexoxox
i love rain and i cannot complain...it stirs too much emotions in me, makes me also think time to clean the air in me. :D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words and photo!
ReplyDeletethanks!
Fabulous text to go with the photos!
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