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Poetry | November 2011

March 16, 2 p.m.

By Sarah Endo

For the millionth time this week
almost frozen rain splats
against the windshield of my car
And even though I lucked into
the last spot in the school pickup line
I am one big petulant scowl, smoldering
as I wait for the bell to ring
I hate that rain
Then someone’s little brother, no more
than two or three, marches past the line of
minivans up to the schoolyard gate
He carries a red umbrella almost bigger than
he is and he’s holding it up in a valiant
proud grownup way
And the rain is letting up a bit
A slim tween girl walks toward me
serene beneath a rainbow-
sherbet-polka-dot umbrella
and I notice she isn’t holding
the umbrella, it seems to hover above her
Then I realize she’s balancing it on her head
juking this way or that to keep it aloft
And now the rain is softer and
so am I

8 replies on “March 16, 2 p.m.”

Kate Hoppersays:
November 7, 2011 at 4:39 am

Dear Sarah,

I love this poem, as I love all your poetry. I was right there with you, being transformed by innocence and playfulness.

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Sarah Endosays:
November 7, 2011 at 7:18 am

Thank you so much, Kate!

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Daynasays:
November 7, 2011 at 7:57 am

Oh, I love how you take such simple things like rain and these two little wanderers, the young one and the tween, and write this wonderful little mood-lifting poem. Thanks!

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Debby Bacharachsays:
November 7, 2011 at 4:39 pm

This is wonderful, especially as I go off in the rain to do pick-up.

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Ceciliasays:
November 7, 2011 at 5:43 pm

Just wonderful, Sarah! You capture the moods of the weather and motherhood so perfectly!

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Kattrina Bercawsays:
November 8, 2011 at 4:25 am

Ah, Sarah– Your observations of the sweetness in this world help us all renew our openness, become soft and receptive. Thank you!

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Sarah Endosays:
November 9, 2011 at 5:59 am

Thank you so much for your beautiful, kind words!

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sandrasays:
January 26, 2012 at 2:58 pm

What a sweet poem. You captured something we all know but could not put into these words.

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