Avatar Rain

Posted On April 26, 2020

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“The Accidental Poet”

I don’t consider myself a poet. The few poems I do write happen quite by accident. A single word softly whispers. A quiet voice soothes my spirit.

A thought trickles past. From somewhere hidden deep in my mind’s forest, an unmarked trail reveals itself . I follow it. Suddenly, unexpectedly, a poem trickles or chirps. Words start their flow. I write them down.

I rarely intentionally set out to write poems. When they do happen to me, I generally build a story, like a picture frame, around them. There are a few such poems scattered among various stories I have written. They can be found posted throughout my blog.

“Accidental Poetry” I call it. I do not know when they are going to occur. I don’t ask why. I just listen as they speak to me, then sit down and write.

Today “Accidental Poetry” found me while I walked in the rain. Once written I thought: “What good is poetry not shared?”

So here it is. My conversation with water, somewhere deep within my true heart. A few other follow.

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“Avatar Rain”

I love to walk with the rain

Quiet, serene private chats

I share thoughts, woes & worries

Rain shares dreams of the sea

Revealing long hidden channels

Secrets I did not know

Helping me to discover

Life’s true meaning & flow

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Until Our Trails Cross Again:

I’ll just keep talking to water & enjoying long walks in the rain.

ADKO

(Alias: “The Accidental Poet”)

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More Accidental Poetry

“When my muse whispers, I take the call.”

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“Free of Fear”

I’ve Lived My Life

Made My Choices

Ridden With Outlaws

Howled At The Moon

Answered The Call

Held Out My Hand To A Friend

Fallen & Failed

Said “I Do”

Built Our Home

Together With My Wife

Raised Our Family

Paid Off A Mortgage

Lived A Full Life

I’ve Faced All My Fears

Knelt Before God

I Now Live Out My Days

At Peace With Myself And The World

Free Of Fear

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“The Calling”

“Stay Ready,” He said.

“Now is not your time.”

“You shall be called when needed.”

“Keep your faith strong.”

“God knows where you are.”

Sometimes I pray to be human again.

Generally though, I feel blessed to be not.

In the meantime, I stay ready,

Say my prayer daily

And patiently wait

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Until Our Trails Cross Again

ADKO

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