Attitude at Latitude

Inspired by a book title "The right attitude to rain"

North
Grey clouds gather
and lead like pearls of rain shatter
the pavements soon glisten wet and black
People with umbrellas and papers scatter
Running for shelter in doorways
Waiting for the stormy rain to pass

A hinderance to a journey nothing else
Thoughtless crowds angry at natures poor show

Change lattitude
different attitude

South
Lift up your face to the water laden sky
let the falling rain wash away the grime
Strip off your shirt and feel the drops
streak across your face and chest
mixing with the warm tears of joy
Spiritual and cleansing it is freely given
Dust giving to soil and seeds to life

Puddles are games waiting for childrens feet
Natures bounty now ready to grow

Mountain humbled

Space eyrie and big - almost oppressive and weighty
surrounds and absorbs you
Wrapping you soft and unnoticed
In its clawless powerful grip

The only noises made are by trickling water
Hidden beneath the surface of the mountain
Alive and vibrant - talking
whisperings beyond understanding

Insects strum, damp rutting stags bellow
in the misty cusp of dawn and dusk
more at home than you will ever be
unless your pride and ego cease

Your smallness creeping under the skin
Mind awakening to the deep truths within
Nature showing the way to those willing to see

Tension and turmoil descend to calmness
amidst the grandeur and vastness
Gently humbled by a mountain
The souls reward is serenity