Camping Rain

by Daniel Papworth
25th September 2022

Gentle rain lashes

          stipple freckles

          speckle our tent

          alternate peck

          and stroke.

Puffs and gusts lift

          and flap canvas

          matting hair.

Whip whap snap

          trap slash dashes

          drops upon tops

Pick drip nips

          threatening slips

          strips bare the lair

          tears the mesh

          of care leaves

Everything fresh.

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Go publish a book

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07/10/2022

Not sure why the OP cut the bottom off this but I've managed to get the whole poem (without its formatting) in the comment below. I submitted this to Guernsey's "Poems on the Move" competition in 2021.

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25/09/2022

Gentle rain lashes
stipple freckles
speckle our tent
alternate peck
and stroke.
Puffs and gusts lift
and flap canvas
matting hair.
drops upon tops
Pick drip nips
threatening slips
strips bare the lair
tears the mesh
of care leaves
Everything fresh.

Profile picture for user LivesAroundUs
Daniel
Papworth
280 points
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Fiction
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Nature writing
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Daniel Papworth
25/09/2022