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fog creeps in on kitten paws
bringing spring and warmth and thunderstorms, windows open,
curtains billowing in the breeze.
it’s amazing how such a simple thing can make me so happy.
yesterday morning, this was the view from my backyard.
last night was hours and hours of lightning, thunder rumbling,
pouring rain.
cats climbing into bed with us like children to wait out the storm.
almost, a flooded basement. but the rain let up just in time.
and overnight, the world is twice as green.
lush.
verdant.
now there’s a word.
::
wishing you a weekend filled
with things you love best.
Comments
love this …beautiful!
Posted by: ELK | May 4th, 2012 14:37
Everything has a silver lining, one just have to see it.
Posted by: Frida | May 4th, 2012 17:32
I love the word verdant. It’s an excellent description of what some much-needed moisture can do to land. And I love the poem that goes with your post title.
Posted by: K.Young | May 4th, 2012 18:05
Verdant… one of the things I love best about English is all the words we have confiscated from other languages…
Origin:
1575–85; verd(ure) + -ant
Related forms
ver·dan·cy, noun
ver·dant·ly, adverb
un·ver·dant, adjective
un·ver·dant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. lush, grassy.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to verd green ( see vert) + -ure -ure
vert [vurt]
noun
1.
English Forest Law .
a.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
b.
the right to cut such vegetation.
2.
Heraldry . the tincture, or color, green.
Posted by: Elizabeth - Letters from a Small State | May 6th, 2012 10:32
Aaah yes. And we’re having much of that same rich moist spring wetness!
Posted by: Marcie | May 6th, 2012 17:25
Verdant … love that word!
Posted by: missing moments | May 6th, 2012 23:57