The scent of wind and rain permeates my space.
It is a clean, cool, vital, inescapable
Yet elusive presence that seduces.
It isn’t the breezy, earthy scent of low plains showers…
Nor the still, mossy, woody aroma of deep forests soaks…
It isn’t the gusty tired smell of city drizzle …
Nor the briny tang of sea driven downpours…
Perhaps it isn’t the rain at all that carries this heady scent…
But
Thousands of rivulets
Brushing briars and heather,
Pine needles and tattered leaves
With
Countless wet fingers combing wild thyme,
Skipping over shy mushrooms
And smoothing ancient rocks…
The scent of wind and rain
Is the scent of rebirth and freedom,
Of irresistible gurgling giggles
Sung in a tumble of air and water
Rolling down the mountain.
It is the scent of life laughing.
Drawing: Rain by Gattanday
http://gattanday.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24
unbuttoned or undone 
Gorgeous, as ever.
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Thank you John. 🙂
It’s too cold to wade and wiggle toes in puddles now, so all I can do is hum the air and breathe. 🙂
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I’d take some cold right now… Stinking hot here. There’s a storm over the coast, but its not going to hit here in the valley, meaning a very uncomfortable night.
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Hmmm. Nothing to do but endure and wait till it blows over I take it. As long as the power stays on fans or AC helps though right?
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A house full of them 🙂
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Eazy breezy. 🙂
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Lovely!
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Thank you Cindy!
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You are so extraordinarily talented. Beautiful writing.
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Thank you D. I am glad for your visit and the hyperbolic words. Smiles.
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I LIKE it, Emm. Has a really nice, easy flow to it. (pun intended). I like the rain too. Even cold, it has a fresh, cleansing quality about it.
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Thanks Paul. You are right, something about it just restores balance.
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I like the scent of rain after a dry spell
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Yes! me too! The wet dirt smell that mingles with other scents is a delight.
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I have missed you my dear M. How are you?
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Tu es vraiment une magicienne.
Tes mots me transportent toujours.
Merci.
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Merci. Je suis tellement contente quand je t’apporte quelque chose d’agreable.
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