a-fallin' on me
For the Sky-ku challenge. A riff on an old poem.
By Paul StewartPublished about a year ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read
drip drop drop drip drip
drippity droppity drip
rain keeps a-fallin'
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Author's Notes: Bit of lighthearted tomfoolery. This is a riff on one of my favourite Top Stories ever - Time is Running Out - please take the time to click the link and enjoy, so you can understand the connection and why it is one of my favourite poems and favourite Top Stories. ha.
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Comments (12)
This is a cute bit of fun!
Love the tongue in cheek plinky plonk feel of this 😁
Love this, Paul!! Lighthearted isn't always a bad thing....
Time ticking, tears dropping, rain falling. love it
Omgggg Sir Paul, when I read this, that fuckery Haiku was the first thing that came to my mind! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yes, I could hear the raindrops dripping.
It's so simple yet I could feel the drops a dripping!! And I knew right away which one this was referring to...the epic OG TS!!
So fun!!!!! 🌧️
Appropriate with all the fall rain going on across the earth
Love that image! Purple rain! Nice! Not sure I know of your other piece lemmme check!
Lol. Soon as I saw this, I thought of the other. Love it.
I truly appreciate your ability to have fun with writing and challenges. Too often we freeze and impose such serious restrictions on ourselves.