The oh-so sweet sound of the rain falling heavily on a Sunday is so beautiful. My body fills with an unexplainable excitement; it’s such a different emotion I have experienced. It’s a euphoric feeling. A sudden urge to go out for a walk and just explore my surroundings overwhelms me. I pull on my runners, rain coat and a hat, as quickly as possible to get out the door so I can be outside. I do this fast because for some reason I always afraid that the downpour is going to end any second and I will miss the magnificence of it. So I scurry out of the house and down my street going into the direction of the beach. It’s completely silent, like every car has been taken of the roads; I can hear the droplets hitting the earth all around me. A soothing rhythm of the downpour falling on the shoulder of my jacket stands out, while I am attentively listening to everything. Making my way onto Cedar drive the cement is covered in fallen leaves. The ground is a fiery deep orange; so unique and beautiful. My eyes wander around looking at the trees dripping with water, like they are being cleansed of any pollutions. Each step is greeted with the squishing noise of water under my shoes, it`s so refreshing and I long to hear it again; so I take another step, then another continuously repeating. Mother-nature has spoiled me with such beauty on this day, I feel like I am so fortunate to be in quietness and serenity. When fall is here I know that this will return and allow me to experience such splendor.Those strolls in the rain are going to be the one thing I will remember.
This piece is really magical Kiera; I can see you stepping outside and embracing the rain. I especially like it when you write "I do this fast because for some reason I am always afraid that the downpour is going to end any second..." That statement is so true in general as well. I know I'm sometimes afraid that I'm going to miss something fanastic.
ReplyDeleteWhat I would work on is where the words are placed in some of your sentences. It makes them seem a little too wordy, I find. The first sentence is a good example of this. The "on a" is a little repetitive. Same goes for commas and semi colons; their position in a few sentences could be switched. For example, "It' completely silent..." I would place a comma after the silent. Just a thought. :)