I can
hear it, yes, I can hear every sound. Can't interpret the words but the meanness
transcend language and I can understand them screams.
It is as
stink as the cussing of a cow-dung vendor-man living by a tannery.
It
vicious like a vicissitude with long, sharp teeth and claws, biting and
scraping the zinc up there.
I swear,
it sound as if Mrs. Harry Dan is tramping up there, rollin' she eyes, foamin'
at the corners of she mouth.
Or a
zealot waging war.
No, no,
don't tell me it is rain.
I know
it ain't.
Okay,
yes, it is rain, and I must stop being Cowardly-Cat cringing in a corner.
Yes,
yes, I bring up me long boots to put them on so I can tread through the low-slinking
water to open the gate.
This
morning at 5 a.m. I wake up trembling with worry whether or not a snake could
be hiding in one o' them boots...
...I did
attack one the other day, y'know, it been in the garden, a leeel, tiny one. You never know, the snake family could be
lookin' for revenge.
Aiye yai
yai, what a kla-tastrophe on me.
I done
drink me tea, the yalla enamel cup is
cold. Now I must go cringe in the bathroom as I face a chilly shower, then wend
me wonky way out...
14 comments:
Revenge of the reptiles! Could be a film! xx
You always conjour up such wonderful visuals with your writing, GG :)
Kim, thank you.
Oh, wait, did you say conjure? It's real, trust me, the thing was there
:-D
truly magical writing, I have just come across this blog by looking up Alexandre Dumas's father story. I love the internet !
I said conjour, and I did indeed mean conjure...
Regardless of my spelling mistakes, I don't doubt the existence of the wild thing, rather I was praising your ability to place these images so vividly in my mind with your use of the written word :)
Lol... Funny the sound of the rain on the zinc always soothes me. On the other hand the vey thought of snakes freak me out!!
Rockaway Girl, you're alive and well! I thought of you when I saw the news about the hurricane.
Kim, I didn't even notice the spelling. I was teasing you about the difference between conjuring vs reality.
I should tell bloggers, I loooove to tease :-D
But in a kind way.
And thank you again :-)
I'm grinning like an idiot at your compliment.
i love that word, vicissitude.
I miss taking cold showers when it rains back home. Here I shower with the water so hot I feel like I can pluck out all my hand hair all thing when I done shower.
Jihan, I'm the opposite. I love taking warm showers even when the sun is out, especially after gardening.
And when I'm overseas and the weather's cold, I make the water HOT.
Aaah bliss *_*
Cadiz, don't love it too much, it's baaaad, it bites :-D
Anonymous, I'm grateful to Alexandre Dumas's father for bringing you here. Enjoy everything you read.
JohnG, why do your comments disappear as spam? I hope it's not the reptiles.
I thought you were going to say I'm mad, but you didn't. You believe me!
Always store your wellies upside down to avoid the snake problem.
That wild thing is Mother Nature and just lately she has been going bananas:)
I listened to the rain last night after I tied the curtains shut. The wind blowing so hard I was getting a fine mist spray thru the louvered glass window. Rain, chamomile tea, and a good internet connection are 3 comforts that belong together.
Caribbean, I used to love hard-drivin' rain. But ever since that horrid, almost waist-high flood that stayed for two weeks, I get nervous.
Pat, I bring the wellies upstairs to be on the safe side.
Now I'll stand them upside down too. I'm such a scaredy-cat :-D
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