Rain

rain - the first rain in weeks

bringing a feeling of freshness - maybe we'll sleep tonight

smell that earthy smell

the smell you get after the first rain following a dry spell

the sound of raindrops on thirsty hard ground

gardeners rejoice - the water-butt's refilling

hot soft road surfaces; steam

the dust washes off everything 

turning a muddy brown

gutters and gullys run

washing away all the detritus which had no reason to leave

filling the 'summer rivers' once more 

catharticly washing everything clean

freshening

reviving

and renewing

Rain

A single drop

heralds rain

drop upon drop upon drop again

Ribbons down windows

a relentless sea

puddles where puddles just shouldn't be

ripples across

the puddles made

spash upon spash a watery cascade 

and cascades join

rivules create

stream upon stream never to abate

the howling wind

the rain it blows

rain upon rain sideways goes

streams make rivers

rivers flow

water upon water where does it all go?

Rivers to floods

floods all around

water upon water soaking the ground!

The butterfly's wing

can a great storm awake

as drop upon drop a great flood can make

Rain

After a long dry spell the rain came,

very heavy rain!

Rain that bounced off the pavement,

the cars,

the rooftops.

Roads turned into rivers,

drains struggled to cope.

Driveways became a white water rafting courses.

The dry ground shrugged it all off.

Puddles grew on front lawns,  and rapidly became ponds.

Everywhere puddles formed,

growing and growing and growing.

Things washed down the street,

were we all going to be washed away?

Then...

All of a sudden...

As quickly as it started...

What seemed like would go on forever...

Stopped!

(Haiku)

Laying in the bath

listening to the rain. Glad

to be in the dry

(Haiku)

It was cold and still.
I could feel the approaching
raindrops on my lips

Rain

Clouds as black as night unload huge raindrops onto the conservatory roof.
The sound is like the end of the world,
but they quickly roll by and are gone,
leaving an "after-rain-freshness",
peace and calm...
and that smell,
and a stillness in the air which heralds blue skies,
and a bright,
orange,
sun set.