
Petrichor blesses
Earth’s scent she wakens anew
Rain’s gift, nature’s joy
Afterword: this week’s d’Verse challenge is to choose one word from the list provided to create a poem. I chose petrichor (a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather) and wrote a haiku that anthropomorphized the word (give it human qualities).

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In creative solidarity, Dee
A little drop of love, poetic muse released! 👍🏾
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Yea indeedy. Drop by drop by drop … till a poem emerges. Nature and creativity partnering to create art.
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Its a very much used word in poetry & songs in different languages, particularly so in Bollywood songs. Thanks. Very nice.
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Oh that’s good to know JM!!!! Thanks for sharing. I don’t know too much about Bollywood songs. I do love that they make me wanna dance 💃 so groovy. Thanks for sharing 😊
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Gorgeous Dawn😘
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Hey Cindy. Thank you!!!!
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Pleasure!!💕
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😊🙏😊
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This is so amazing .Anita
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Thanks Anita!!!! Appreciate it.
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The scent of summer rain can be wonderful
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It sure can be Björn …😊
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Ommigosh, Dawn… this is just gorgeous. Seriously… wow.
❤
David
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Ahhhh David, THANKS!!!!! What an amazing reaction!! Love it!! Thank you !!!!
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Love your haiku Dawn. 💖 I always enjoy the sweet aroma of the great outdoors after a rain shower. 🤗💧😍🌈😘
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Me too dear Kym. Me too. The simple joys of nature.
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Ahhhhh yes! 🌳💐🌈 I agree! 🙏🏼
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😊❤️😊
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I remember this experience most from growing up in Jamaica. When the first few drops of rain beat down on the hot ground, the vapor rises along with that earthy-I’ve-been-caressed-by-the-rain smell coupled with the pitter-patter on the zinc roof and all is well in my childhood world of simplicity and the joys of nature. Ahh (I exhale) in gratitude for memories of petrichor.
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Honey Dawn, I am inhaling and exhaling in gratitude for your childhood memories of petrichor too. Thanks for the walk down memory lane sistah girlfriend! ☔💧🌊
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As you can well imagine, I wrote a poem along these lines … you’re like a muse sister girl!!!! 😊😉😊
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🤗💖😘💐😊
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Glad you could journey vicariously. Big big hug 🤗
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Love! ❤
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Thanks dear Eliza 🙏🏽😊🙏🏽
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I love your anthropomorphism of the word petrichor, Dawn, and she is female! Yours is the first haiku for this prompt, although we have had a tanka.
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Thanks Kim. I’ve been wanting to write something on petrichor for some time, your prompt was the perfect motivator. 😉🙏😉
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A beautiful take Dawn.
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Thanks Sadje!!! 😊🙏🏽😊
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You’re most welcome
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😊 hope you’re having a great day my friend 😊
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I am, thank you 🙏🏼
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Lovely 😊
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Thanks my friend
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Only a pleasure 😊
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💜💜💜
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Loveleeeee. I love petrichor any time of the day. Lovely how you did this. xoxo
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Petrichor is one of my earliest childhood memories. Thanks Selma !!! 😊🙏🏽😊
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Well done. We have enjoyed more rain this spring than we have for the last four or five years.
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Really?! It’s been a rather unusual weather pattern all around, hasn’t it?! The plants by you should be looking good and healthy.
…and thanks!!!
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They are doing well!
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Excellent. Enjoy their beauty. The season passes so quickly.
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Think you. Yes, it is hard to believe it is mid summer already!
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I know. Time is on Red
Bull wings!!!! 😊😀😊
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For us perhaps… but the earth will be here long after we are gone!
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Possibly …
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