I lie half-awake
in midnight's soothing arms
listening to the rain
a sudden shower
from the unpredictable
summer skies
In the day, I had waited
for clouds to gather
dark and grey
but the sun kept shining
from behind
the wisps of clouds
golden and piercing
Now sleep sits heavy
on my eyelids
I'm too tired
to go out
and drink the wet night.
Nosheen Irfan © 2016
All Rights Reserved
Delightful images. Rain is even better when we wait and look forward to it. Sort of like a lot of the good things in life.
Hi Nosheen, ....I lie half awake in midnight's soothing arms listening to the rain.......... Now sleep sits heavy on my eye lids I am too tired to go out And drink the wet night beautifully written, with the right images to capture the mood. Of course, everyone enjoys watching rain from ones varanda or eagerly kissing the windshield, when one drives, or holding one in a tight embrace if one gets out and get drenched. But as you have written rains is most captivating, when she keeps whispering to you in the midnight, without disturbing your half-sleep. Exquisite images. Enjoyed reading. Thank you.
Perfect setting for a nature lover in a summer night's showers which are unpredictable but most welcome and soothing. Thanks a lot.
I'm too tired to go out and drink the wet night. Wonderful lines to end a page of the diary.
Beautiful..... A sudden shower on a summer night makes sleep so blissful!
This is just a slice of life, a passing moment of no urgent significance, the sort of facts of the day that populate a diary, AND YET the last five lines raise the whole situation to significance. There is a poignance in waiting patiently all day to enjoy the promised rain and then when it comes you're too tired to enjoy it. Such is life: It blunders along with no concern for our feelings but at moments like this we realize how delicate and precious those feelings truly are.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Nicely written, Nosheen. I like the idea of Notes from my diary and hope to see more
Thanku kelly. It was a midnight on-the-spur-of-the-moment idea.