Serenity in a Downpour
Inspiration, meditative, stream of consciousness poem
Do you ever just stand in the rain
And let the waters pour over you?
Amid a stormy downpour
There is a soothing serenity
Time to collect your thoughts
Time to consider your fears
Close your eyes and feel
Feel it all
The pain, the sorrow
The joy, the anger
Whatever comes to the surface
Let it
Take the pause
Live that moment
Take deep breaths
The deepest you can
In t h r o u g h your nose
Out t h r o u g h your mouth
Focus
On the airflow
In t h r o u g h your nostrils
Filling your lungs
Out t h r o u g h your mouth
Focus on nothing more
Let the percussive sounds
Of the downpour around you
Provide the backbeat
As you work t h r o u g h
The thoughts, fear
The pain, the sorrow
The joy, the anger
Holding you back
The frustration, the anxiety
Remember, you are not alone
There are 7.8 billion people
Around the world
All important
All the main characters
In their own stories
You are not a side character
You are not a non-playable character
If you ever feel that way
If you ever feel less than...
important
Know that you are
To someone, somewhere
Even if that someone
Is you
It is true
If you ever feel dragged down
Know that there are billions
Who also feel dragged down
That may not offer salvation
That may not offer solutions
Though, you can take solace
Though, you can find comfort
In knowing you are not alone
There is always someone
Someone that understands
Someone with open hands
Speaking of hands
Run your hands t h r o u g h your hair
Feel the water drip drop drip drop
Sometimes the best thing to do
When you are unsure what to do
Is to do nothing at all
To stand there
In the rain
*
Have you ever stood in a downpour
in the middle of a dense forest?
Let the natural surroundings
and the natural elements
Help you clear your mind
Drown out the noise
Help you to focus
On breathing
Deep, deep breathing
In t h r o u g h your nose
Out t h r o u g h your mouth
Clear the physical toxins
Clear the mental toxins
Listen to the sounds
The percussive beats
As the rain pours down
Onto the leaves, the bark and the ground
In the forest, during a downpour, no one can see you cry
In the forest, during a downpour, no one can hear you scream
In the forest, during a downpour, cry and scream and be free
To feel everything that's building up inside
Don't worry about the rain
Your wet skin, hair, clothes and shoes can dry
Just focus on letting it out
The emotions, the stresses, the anxieties
Just focus on letting it go
The emotions, the stresses, the anxieties
Breathe
In t h r o u g h your nose
Out t h r o u g h your mouth
Just breathe
*
Thanks for reading!
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Comments (13)
I love the line about recognising you are important to someone even if that person is you. So true. I wish more people could see that. I really do, like Grz, feel like we are part of a whole and therefore are all important. We also have plenty of opportunity to meditate in the rain, don't we, in this country.
Just read this again! Awesome!!!👏☺️
Beautiful. Meditative. Cleansing. Encouraging. LOVE THIS ONE! Rain/Water are so healing. I love standing in the rain, letting it clear me. One of my favorite sounds in the world is rain hitting our tent when we go camping. I'm one who schedules our trips around when it's going to rain, not so we can avoid it, but so that we can immerse ourselves in it:) Such a beautiful piece of work, Paul!
Wow. That's amazing, and peaceful. Check out my TS. You'll see why.
This reminded me of Taylor Swift's song, Clean! This poem was sooooo refreshing and beautiful!
Beautiful, Paul! I’ll be praying for a downpour… and not just because it has been too hot here with icky wildfire smoke. It’s because I need the rain as much as the Earth does. It’s so cleansing, and nourishes my spirit like the water I drink nourishes my body. Let the clouds burst and rain fall. 🌧️💕
That was relaxing to read at the end of the day. I could feel the raindrops. Definitely will come back to this one ❤️
This was so beautifully hypnotic Paul! I love the repetitive language and your gift for bringing the reader to the scene as you paint it around us! This is one of my favourite things to do when my brain feels too full, stand in the rain or watching it by the window with a cup of tea! I also do this with snowstorms, the cool feeling of peace just washing over you and cleansing your soul! Such a wonderful thing! Thank you for reminding me of the peace it brings!
Beautiful guided meditation. "In the forest, during a downpour, no one can see you cry" Let it rain. (I love the rain.)
Maybe not the same page but same chapter we are in this morning buddy, excellent piece 😊😊
👏👏👏 This was like exercise for my mind. The words themselves and the arrangement made me feel like I was taking part. Well done!
I can see myself going into yoga stances and practicing while reading this work of art. This is wonderful Paul. The topic itself is eye catching, I had to click on it. A calming and great read.
Hey! I just read this at the right time and place Paul. It’s very powerful and moving but there’s so much sensory language in it that it becomes an experience. “take a pause” indeed and what a pause it is. How do you come up with this stuff so effortlessly..? Also have you been doing meditation lately with all the references to breathing? I’m into meditation but don’t go to my group or practise it as often as I hope to. ☺️