Rain Is an Invitation

Two short pieces on spring’s precipitation

“Rain is an invitation to play. To jump in puddles.” {Photo by Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash.}

Rain Is an Invitation

Rain quenches the thirst of the earth.

Falling like promises.

Drenching the dirt.

Rain is an invitation to play.

To jump in puddles.

To leap.

To wade.

Rain is like a second chance.

Cleansing every surface.

Making life fresh.

Rainy days make space for turning within.

They invite deep thoughts.

They inspire dreams.

Rain is an intensifier of fragrances.

Raising the scent of trees and all that’s green.

Rain soothes like a bedtime story.

It is the lullaby that lulls me to sleep.

{Photo by Max Bender on Unsplash.}

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