Rain, Rain, Come Out to Play!
Don’t have time to write a scene or poem? That’s what these prompts are for! Boost your creativity with today’s Short and Silly: a rainy writing prompt.
Yesterday I was craving a nice rainstorm. The steady drops hitting the pavement or a tin roof lulls me into deep relaxation. It’s the best sleeping weather and the perfect excuse to stay inside (and I’m quite the homebody). While I didn’t receive but a nice, short sprinkle from the sky, I thought about how I describe rain in my writing. And I realized that I describe it in many of the cliche ways.
No more of that! Today, think about the movement, sound, feel, and taste of rain and that which may accompany it.
Topic: Rain
Goal: Describe rain in at least 5 different ways.
Bonus: Don’t use the words “rain,” “water,” “cold,” “blinding,” “glistening,” “drop,” “wet,” “splash,” “fall,” “roar,” or “bounce.”
Here are a few I came up with:
- Contrasted with the heat, it’s a soothing caress as each bead explodes against my skin.
- The scent of the sky’s tears swirled in a goosebump-inducing breeze, its shadow parked a mere mile away.
- A growing grumble from Mother Nature’s blue dome deposited gallons that surfed each blade, sidewalk, and curb.
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