Leaf 133 – Reflections
One of the things I like most about
living in East Asia are the humid rain showers and thunder storms, particularly
those which come at night. I’ve experienced remarkable torrential downpours in
Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo, which have lived on long afterwards in
my memory. However, I’m not such a fan of the typhoon season, which can
be quite scary given their destructive potential. The following tanka is my
attempt to capture the lingering echo of an intense tropical summer storm which recently passed by high overhead.
All that’s left after the rain;
the low rumble of clouds
slowly departing; hulking
shapes, barely discernible,
bearing a dark humid night.
This poem was
written in response to a writing prompt posted on Bluesky: #SenseWrds Prompt
90: Sight Remaining Thunder (inspired by, but not using these words).
Photograph credit:
PickPik
