The sun lost the battle.
Clouds rammed their way over the Med
Gathering strength like Vandals on the prowl.
They invaded the land, rushed the mountain, took it over,
A place from which to determine strategy
And what is worth plundering.
The wind, cold and fickle lashes out in cruel gusts,
Shaking the jasmine and the bougainvillea.
And yet to the south, some torn patch of blue lets in hope of warmth.
But these clouds are out of control,
Gathering, marshaling their number where there is no more room
Sucking color out of the world
Clothing the sky in pewter grey
Until fat drops lapidate tender roses who bend their foreheads to the ground…
“So be it” they sigh.
unbuttoned or undone 
Les peres de tes nuages restent toujours ici en Ecosse, plus gris, plus lourds, plus bas.
Et vraiment moins poetiques!
Accolades!
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Bientot, je te promets, il y aura du soleil a plein temps… quelque part!
🙂
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You have such a wonderful mind, Emmy. To animate nature like you do is a gift.
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Thank you John, what a sweet thing to say! It’s a wonderful world out there, all I do is watch it and share.
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Not quite. You inject life into it, you give it a face, a personality, and a motive.
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Hmmm. “The World According to Emm”?
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agreed john zande.
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Brown noser 😉
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perhaps, but if i get mine-who is really the better strategist?
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Oh, tricky! You almost out maneuvered me… almost 🙂
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🙂
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I leave for a couple of hours and mayhem happens! Jeesh!
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Never leave us alone together without supervision.
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I’ll keep that in mind;-)
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Please come to Nairobi, the sun won the epic battled against the clouds 😀
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Hang on, I’ll be right there!
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Marvelous writing
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Thank you. Smiling.
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Good morning, Emm,
A wonderful description of the onset of a springtime storm…, such activity, such power…, and then the rain. Beautifully done.
Paul
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Thank you Paul. Yes it was quite a storm. We received a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours. My immediate area was not flooded but a couple of local rivers jumped their banks. It has been a very difficult spring for farmers all over France. I hope your day is splendid.
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It truly was wonderful…, blue sky, sunshine, 85deg and I loved it. Hope the day was nice for you too.
Paul
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