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Affettuoso Tempesta
Written by PaulaBrown
06 March 2005
(Affettuoso Tempesta literally means "a musical term used to describe to the musician to play with affection" and "storm" but basically, I was caught in a storm in the local Tesco's car park and I was struck by the hushed, musical quality of the rain)

Cloudburst and your music resonates
exploding globes to my lips,
in the trickling rivulets sucking hair to cheek;

drumming delicately on exposed shoulders,
summer sweet sparkle notes,
pizzicato waterfall melody for first violin.

Pianissimo, legato, lento
the Earth slows to listen
to a natural tremolo.

Intricate compositions arrange droplets
queuing to be played, falling into each other,
glissando into hushed, warm wetness.

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Beautiful
Written by spiderbaby49 (137 comments posted) 30th March 2005
I will think of this poem next time I am caught in the rain. 
spidey

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