“You were my sunny day rain
You were the clouds in the sky”

— The Jesus and Mary Chain, Happy When it Rains (Darklands, 1986)

February 2020 in the south of England has largely been a story of wind and rain with storms Ciara and Dennis visiting these shores.  This is not entirely unusual, and I actually enjoy the wildness of the weather, blowing wet over the fields and through the trees. 

Rain is one of those kinds of weather that inspire haiku and I have written a few myself on this subject:

finger painting
I fall into the sound
of rain

(Stardust Haiku, September 2018) Continue reading →