My Writing

Rainy Day

Rachel Sandell

Here we go! Another poem! Because the rainy Fall days are returning to Washington state, I figured I’d share one of my earlier poems inspired by wet days and mud puddles. Enjoy!

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Rainy Day

 

plink,

         plunk

droplets of drizzle dazzle the day

stomp,

squeak

red rainboots

slip and slide

through the dusty doorway

leak,

         leap

kitty cat catches

a wayward wet drop

hiss,

hop

fuzzy feline frets

and he won’t stop

laugh,

splat

into a bed of leaks

mud,

thud

I clean off my filthy feet

calm,

sigh

day disappears,

leaving quiet, cool night.

 

Things are more interesting when less bright.

 

Photo by Inge Maria on Unsplash

Published by Rachel Sandell

Rachel Sandell is a writer and editor from Washington State, where rainy days necessitate long books, hot chocolate, and plenty of magic. Though she specializes in speculative fiction and harbors a love for the dark and enchanting, she also dabbles in poetry and is the archive project coordinator for Fireweed: Poetry of Oregon. She is an MFA graduate from the Rainier Writing Workshop, and her short stories have appeared in SORTES magazine, Night Picnic Press, and Leading Edge magazine.