Sunday, 17 July 2011

Tapotement

I awake to the sound of my alarm. Nothing new there apart from it's the weekend and I had walked out on Friday night, pitched up somewhere about 40 minutes before dark and snuggled happily into my lofted quilt, pleasantly warm and happy.
I roll over onto my back and lazily look up at the roof of the shelter. No longer clear, I can hear the tapotement of raindrops start to fall. Staccato and merging in the wind's breath to a regular drum, a white noise with little rhythm. The wind inhales. The pulsating stops. Finger tips start to lightly touch again, soothing, delicate. Gradually and now with haste, the energy, the pace, the pressure increases. A rivulet streams, a gathering, rejoicing the union once again with the ground, to continue it's cyclical journey, never ending.
Each drop on the shelter with it's own shape and form, some tiny and delicate, some bulbous and meaningful. Static for a while until it's their moment. The wind moves, the earth breathes, the ground embraces, intake of breath, the drumming increases and then wanes. Tapotement.
It's time to get up.

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17 comments:

  1. Tony HobbsSunday, 17 July 2011 at 11:11:00 CEST

     How the hell can you make rain sound so lovely, but you just did :-) Its raining outside here now, and its not lovely lol :-)

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  2. Fenlander02Sunday, 17 July 2011 at 11:40:00 CEST

    You have just proved that there is beauty to be found in all things.  Superbly evocative narrative.

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  3. helenjfisherSunday, 17 July 2011 at 12:13:00 CEST

    Thank you Tony :) I've had a lot of lovely comments from my Twitter friends :)

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  4. Mark RobertsSunday, 17 July 2011 at 15:16:00 CEST

    Tapotement... oh, very good Helen J Fisher. The first time I have ever seen that word used on a blog. And a nice, tight piece of observational writing wrapped around it, too. Nicely done!  :)

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  5. helenjfisherSunday, 17 July 2011 at 15:21:00 CEST

    Thanks Mark, I'm blushing here! Not sure if that's because of the praise or my using the word :)

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  6. Martin FreeSunday, 17 July 2011 at 17:41:00 CEST

    It wasn't bloomin' lovely in the central reservation of the M62 - it was raining sideways at us!

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  7. Jake WillitsMonday, 18 July 2011 at 01:18:00 CEST

    Goodness. It's writers like you who write romance novels... Then the men can never live up to it. Just as the rain seemed romantic to the reader, but disappointing to anyone driving in it. Thanks for the great read though!

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  8. Martin FreeMonday, 18 July 2011 at 08:16:00 CEST

    Driving in it? I should be so lucky! I was on foot (dealing with a crash!) :(

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  9. helenjfisherMonday, 18 July 2011 at 08:20:00 CEST

    Thanks Jake! Erm... I think ;)

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  10. Pat RogersMonday, 18 July 2011 at 10:51:00 CEST

    Nice writing Helen.
     

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  11. Alan RMonday, 18 July 2011 at 13:11:00 CEST

    Lovely writing Helen. I could do with a bit of tapotement on my aching back today. Ha
    Not a word i have ever come across before, so thanks.

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  12. helenjfisherMonday, 18 July 2011 at 20:58:00 CEST

    Thank you Pat! I think you had some effect on me when I was a kid you know - someone who actually was a writer!

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  13. helenjfisherMonday, 18 July 2011 at 20:59:00 CEST

    Thanks Alan!
    I did a Swedish Massage course many moons ago and it just occurred to me as I was laying there!

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  14. George_CarrTuesday, 19 July 2011 at 22:23:00 CEST

    Is there any question as to why I keep coming back?  Bravo!

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  15. EsspwebbbSaturday, 30 July 2011 at 11:36:00 CEST

    I really appreciate the style of your writing.You are doing a fine job.Keep it up.
    School Papers

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  16. gauperaaTuesday, 2 August 2011 at 22:48:00 CEST

    This is like poetry. Loved it.

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  17. FreefreeassThursday, 15 March 2012 at 09:02:00 CET

    sounds like you've been enjoying rare journeys recently, waking up in the great outdoors must be a refreshing pill both physically and mentally. why not introduce your way of life to travel junkies on www.my-travel-mate.com, they'll love it.

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