It started when I tried
to take a walk before the rains
but rain began as I stepped out
onto the cold front porch
so I used that time instead to read a poem
Between errand and appointment,
as I drove with heated seats
I caught a glimpse of a shirtless man
walking his two dogs,
so I used that inspiration to write this poem
The graphic is a photo of a windshield by Charles Loyer merged with a photo of a shirtless man by James Barr, both courtesy of Unsplash
Wind Rush 
It is sometimes surprising where the inspiration comes from. The sense of damp cold comes through your words and then wham, this guy walking with no shirt!
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I had to do a double take when I saw him. It was only about 50 degrees and raining. The only thing I could figure was that he wanted to keep his shirt dry. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Heather. Have you recovered from NaPoWriMo? April wears me out but I love the challenge.
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I enjoy reading your poems.
It is a wonderful challenge that I look forward to, but the pace is tough! My next month long challenge is August. Last year I participated in the Postcard Poetry Challenge and that was a lot of fun and very inspiring!
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Tell me more! This month I a friend is joining me in a self-imposed challenge to do a doodle or some other art expression every day. It’s been fun so far.
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That sounds like a great challenge with your friend.
For the Poetry Postcard, there is a small entry fee. You get on a list of 31 people and every day you write a poem on a post card and send it to the next person on the list. And every day someone is writing a poem and sending it to you. I received original artwork and so many inspiring words. People join from all over the world. At the end of it there was a google meet where you could share and read if you wanted to. Here is the link if you want to explore what it is all about https://ppf.cascadiapoeticslab.org/
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Thanks so much. That sounds like fun. I will check it out.
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Wow that sounds interesting, LuAnne. Lovely poem.
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Love this – hurrah for the unaware “model”!
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At first I thought it was Putin! 🙂
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It still amazes me when and how we receive our inspirations. Lovely poem.
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Me, too. It just seems to be channeled through us. Thanks for stopping by.
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If it wasn’t for the “cold porch” and “heated seats” it could have been a lovely stroll in a tropical rain by that shirtless gentleman 😀
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Yes, but it was 50 degrees! I was wearing a jacket in the car and there he was shirtless! Thanks for stopping by.
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Then I’m glad you had the seat warmers on the remove the chill from the soul 🙂
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The title certainly drew me in, and the poem did disappoint. Smiling.
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Thank you, VJ. The title was almost as long as the poem!
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That’s what made it fun. You’re welcome.
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Beautiful poem 🙂 the photos are excellent 😊👍
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