tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post4906718326803937312..comments2024-03-29T07:13:00.641+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: CXXXVIII - Reflections on a Wet CityJ Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-6424276645519562332013-04-24T12:30:39.250+10:002013-04-24T12:30:39.250+10:00Very, (no longer an accepted word adjective or adv...Very, (no longer an accepted word adjective or adverb}, beautiful.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144768922185244207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-14278118682390526682009-03-19T03:40:00.000+11:002009-03-19T03:40:00.000+11:00Here lies J Cosmo Newbery,out in the rain!!---Yeah...Here lies J Cosmo Newbery,<BR/>out in the rain!!<BR/><BR/>---<BR/><BR/>Yeah! You so beautifully expressed one of those tiny beauties of life we so often are blinded to...Neverland Poetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299808240386591389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-92037479114010201322009-03-15T03:58:00.000+11:002009-03-15T03:58:00.000+11:00(then we'll really be posting a tombstone for ya!)...(then we'll really be posting a tombstone for ya!)<BR/><BR/>Here lies J Cosmo, again.<BR/>Thought he'de play a bit in the rain.<BR/>He stayed out all night,<BR/>took to shivvering with a fright,<BR/>So we had to bury him twice, which was a pain!<BR/><BR/>(oh...not really a '<I>pain</I>'<BR/>Heck we'll bury you for as many times as it takes!)bonemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484125049735629611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-89888840558241771102009-03-15T03:55:00.000+11:002009-03-15T03:55:00.000+11:00Oh, Mr. Newbery?You should come in, now....You'll ...Oh, Mr. Newbery?<BR/>You should come in, now....<BR/>You'll catch your death of cold if you play in the rain all night AND day!bonemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484125049735629611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-33747564087906942772009-03-14T08:40:00.000+11:002009-03-14T08:40:00.000+11:00I like the quiet rains. They're calming and comfor...I like the quiet rains. They're calming and comforting.<BR/><BR/>I especially like the part where it says the streets all bubble like viewed through champagne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-44270142778208970992009-03-14T08:23:00.000+11:002009-03-14T08:23:00.000+11:00Can't you send the rain over here. We need it too....Can't you send the rain over here. We need it too.<BR/><BR/>And spelling tire tyre? Must be one of those foreigners. {*grin*}Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027973862125764895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-91147946780099749942009-03-14T08:13:00.000+11:002009-03-14T08:13:00.000+11:00Ditto Heather's comment.I so enjoy your writing.Ditto Heather's comment.<BR/><BR/>I so enjoy your writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-50914833114668696512009-03-14T02:45:00.000+11:002009-03-14T02:45:00.000+11:00I love rain storms. They're so calming and renewin...I love rain storms. They're so calming and renewing. And the smell? One of my favorites. I've always wanted a screened in porch with at tin roof to sit under and read when it rains.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01783379570693055648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-57062458296310281022009-03-14T01:36:00.000+11:002009-03-14T01:36:00.000+11:00J,Thank you so much for the unique perspective on ...J,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for the unique perspective on the photo. Your positive, reflective, thankful reaction was so different from my feelings when I took the photo...I only wish I could have had your perspective on the night. I also liked foam's comment...for I too notice the scent after a rain so long in coming...I love that smell and the sense of relief it brings.<BR/><BR/>DanDan Felsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917775645881312007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-16162429295210197992009-03-14T00:42:00.000+11:002009-03-14T00:42:00.000+11:00There's nothing better than walking barefoot in a ...There's nothing better than walking barefoot in a warm rain, while protected by a sizeable umbrella. Not drenched, but splashed and jubiliant. <BR/><BR/>This is such a pretty poem. ...So cute the way you Aussie Brits spell tyre. :)Sometimes Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053598560687202583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-71020073718493953542009-03-13T21:44:00.000+11:002009-03-13T21:44:00.000+11:00Love it! I love walking in the rain if I have nowh...Love it! I love walking in the rain if I have nowhere to go and I don't mind looking like a bedraggled nitwit.blognuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161713516407124717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-64774804725631285612009-03-13T21:05:00.000+11:002009-03-13T21:05:00.000+11:00it's the scent ..i seem to notice the scent first ...it's the scent ..<BR/>i seem to notice the scent first ..<BR/>especially when it hasn't rained in forever.darkfoamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394546886035933252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-76669132029343785832009-03-13T19:28:00.000+11:002009-03-13T19:28:00.000+11:00Go splash in some puddles like naughty little boys...Go splash in some puddles like naughty little boys.Bluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-36386147510028996042009-03-13T17:00:00.000+11:002009-03-13T17:00:00.000+11:00again' indeed !again' indeed !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047696858755347818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-46699075889871024632009-03-13T13:11:00.000+11:002009-03-13T13:11:00.000+11:00oh happy day ... the rain dance finally worked!lol...oh happy day ... the rain dance finally worked!<BR/><BR/>lola<BR/>xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-82659877543141757772009-03-13T12:55:00.000+11:002009-03-13T12:55:00.000+11:00Coming from a rainy city, I see this as they daily...Coming from a rainy city, I see this as they daily grind, LOL, but sometimes I do stop to see the beauty of a rainy day!rachael chatoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526352047122412500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-32541551753770215112009-03-13T12:01:00.000+11:002009-03-13T12:01:00.000+11:00Busy city, a busy street, a busy crowd, a busy lif...Busy city, a busy street, a busy crowd, a busy life.<BR/><A HREF="http://fymtyh.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Health is the Greatest Happiness</A><BR/><A HREF="http://eyesinkaleidoscope.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">The World at The Present</A>skywindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976744642790529029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-25353850217935699022009-03-13T11:50:00.000+11:002009-03-13T11:50:00.000+11:00Dancing around like an Australian Dandy!As happy a...Dancing around like an Australian Dandy!<BR/>As happy as a child with a mitt full of Candy!<BR/>It's finally come back to us Again!<BR/>Faces lifted to the skies of Rain!<BR/>A Whole Nation as joyful as a Nation Can Be!<BR/><BR/>Hip Hip Hoorah!<BR/>Hip Hip Hoorah!<BR/>Hip Hip Hoorah!bonemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484125049735629611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-54000821165223716782009-03-13T11:34:00.000+11:002009-03-13T11:34:00.000+11:00Been waiting for it for a while, eh? :) It's supp...Been waiting for it for a while, eh? :) It's supposed to rain here all weekend and next week... I hope so.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637670293642285740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-22953118728338066112009-03-13T11:21:00.000+11:002009-03-13T11:21:00.000+11:00I used to work with a guy called Virgil (no, a dif...I used to work with a guy called Virgil (no, a different Virgil, I'm not that old). If ever it was raining we knew we would find him outside, arms spread out and face towards the heavens.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236459315155380910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-34951072742819011872009-03-13T11:01:00.000+11:002009-03-13T11:01:00.000+11:00Hmm, I just posted and the browser crashed, not su...Hmm, I just posted and the browser crashed, not sure if it partially made it but...<BR/><BR/>Love your words, every time I come here I realise how apt they are.<BR/><BR/>We always scurry like flapping hens (us pedestrians), not necessarily a good thing either!mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.com