No Croquet Today.

Goldfinch60



I rise in dawns early light

And I hear it,

I hear the rain coming down,

The rain falling from the grey sky

Bring water to our land.

It gets louder as more rain comes,

Then quieter as it eases,

Eases into drizzle,

But does not stop.

This means so much

As the dry earth can be renewed,

But to me it means so much,

So much more.

As if it keeps raining,

There will be no croquet,

No croquet today!

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 16th, 2022 01:11
  • Comment from author about the poem: We do play in the rain but it hasn't stopped all morning yet! I dare you not to end up smiling after watching and listening to the video!
  • Category: Humor
  • Views: 23
  • User favorite of this poem: Accidental Poet.
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Comments8

  • Saxon Crow

    Indoor bowls. Or curling. Problem solved

    • Goldfinch60

      Done both but not like my drug of choice - croquet.

      Andy

    • orchidee

      Good write Gold.
      I was about and about. I took me coat off even, first thing, then put it on again for the rain, passing the deserted croquet club. Doh!

    • Neville



      look on the bright side, there's always tomorrow and anyway, you never got hit by a meteorite write ........ N 🙂

      • Goldfinch60

        So true Neville, tomorrow will be wonderful.

        Andy

      • L. B. Mek

        ok so, that video was just
        frivolity, defined
        loved that carefree spirit
        lol
        although I'm glad it was only 3 mins or else
        that incessant drumbeat
        would have done my head in..
        and that poor girl in the far right corner..
        thanks Andy, I dared and failed
        lol

        • Goldfinch60

          Thanks Mek, it does show though that jazz will be around for a long time.

          Andy

        • Paul Bell

          Bad enough playing football in the rain. In saying that, once you're out, there's no going back.

        • Jon Nakapalau

          Wonderful poem Andy!

        • Rozina

          I can imagine the disappointment when you've planned a fun regular activity and then you can't. The weatherman is wrong again here! Still waiting for that heat spell, it's raining again this morning. But I enjoyed watching the video.

          • Goldfinch60

            It is disappointing when we cannot play but there is always the next day so all is good.

            Andy

          • Accidental Poet

            You dared, and I smiled as you expected. What? No croquet indoors? Is that not a challenge enough? 😄

            • Goldfinch60

              Playing croquet indoors is almost non existent AP. I have played in the sun, in the rain, in the snow but if we feel that the lawn may suffer we do not play in severe conditions. Glad I brought a smile to your face.

              Andy

              • Accidental Poet

                Yes Andy, the grass is an important participant in croquet. 😉



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