My Valley
My valley is green when the sky is blue
The sun shines most every day, chlorophyll
Chlorophyll does its work best in sun's warmth
When the sky is cast over with dark clouds
And the much needed rain comes down in sheets
Then in darkness of the night roots soak up
After which my valley is greener still
So when troubles befall like the rain falls
They make you grow strong like your valley green
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- Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2020, All Rights Reserved
- I am linked with Sanaa Rizvi at Weekly Scribblings, Prose and Poetry United, https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2020/01/weekly-scribblings-1-january-is-here.html?m=1
- Sanaa has asked us to write using at least three of the following word group.
- I used darkness, cast, warmth, and sky.
amaryllis somewhat percussion darkness grapefruit
deep cast warmth blood touch
gravel twilight lips sky sleep
bedside scones fervour harbinger cogitation
You live in a beautiful valley and yes rain means green. I love 'So when troubles befall like the rain falls
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Oh, I so needed this hopeful piece. Thank you
ReplyDeleteLovely images, and a nice piece of philosophy too.
ReplyDeleteWise words, Jim:
ReplyDelete'...when troubles befall like the rain falls
They make you grow strong like your valley green'.
Living in the English countryside in the 1940s to 1960s I still have that yearning for those places of my memory, which are often spoilt by a visit!
ReplyDeleteThe message in your poem comes thru loud and clear! Love it.
ReplyDeleteWe need them both--light and darkness--so we can grow as we ought.
ReplyDeletegreen is forever
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem with wise meaning, Jim. Love this!
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