Manhattan Rain

Manhattan Rain

Nov 01, 2022

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Penthouse balcony 

Buttered toast

and the sunny side of life

A Morning that seems wonderfully

never-ending 

.

Jazz and coffee

the stereo turning

Summer rolling

into a whisper of Fall

.

Distant sounds

of traffic

and the hustling world 

‘down below’

Imagined days 

and colorful nights

in the air that rises

.

Pigeons fly by

The doorbell rings

Sounds fade now

like the sunlight behind the cloud,

like the cream which laced the coffee;

like just… somehow

.

Who knew

it would rain?

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Manhattan Rain was inspired by the thought of bad news intruding on a happy morning. Above is a picture of me adjusting the strap on my umbrella. I always prepare for the likelihood of rain—even on the sunniest of days☀️

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As always, I’ll be shifting hibiscus moons behind dreaming eyes!

Sherell

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