Stormy Weather

I found Andrea's poem heart-wrenching to read this week, and yet so beautifully constructed. This really shows off her talent as an author who can show emotions using the tools of the environment around her, and the ink of her pen. The poem is very touching and I think goes to show of the bravery she holds for life's battles, and how she will be there through thick and thin for her loved ones, no matter how much it hurts. A true fighter's words. A fearless spirit when it comes to protecting others.

"Im a bucket full of nerves"
Favorite line right there :3

Ok this whole poem is beautiful... that last line hits so hard

the way you have continueously came back to tears and rain is very thought provoking and clever, well clever in the sense of taking something cliche and making it totally your own little thing that no one else could touch... The second stanza i see so much love and hope which im assuming is foreshadowed with the showers since rain is generally a bad thing in romance.. once the third stanza hits it explains that your collecting all the rain (personal opinion) which is why your a bucket... Catching att the drips, catching the downpour. I love how you have so much what i feel hope, and at the same time fear (fear is shown in the third stanza by talking about your past experiences.) which is totally ironic because right when the reader believes this you outright tell them...
I am not afraid.

That is a powerful statement to this particular poem that i believe gets overlooked. The fact that you are not scared of the future, or the past, shows so much to this writing and i love it... I also like how you claim you have an umbrella nad you are prepared for whatever comes your way. this stanza was absolutely clever.

the stanza following that one you are asking them to stay near them, you offer shelter, protection from the rain, this storm that has been beating down on you both (this is where i start to see that the rain in this poem is shared between multiple characters, at least for me it starts to scream that here)

Then the next stanza hits with the tsunami you wanted it to. Engulf im assuming means die which would be horrible, as you mention that you'll plant them which for me would be a bittersweet memory of a plant. Its somthing you love but reminds you of pain that no one could ever endure - which is actually shown by your last line.

5/5 GREAT write.

The poetess is having some apprehensions:

"Is this a day that will go down
as a dark cloud?"

Her boldness to handle it, is reflected.She has already experienced it before:

"I choose to take each minute
............................,prepared;
but fear is not heavy as the first go around."

'they' seems to be a typo error.

Love has the power to withstand the most difficult times in one's life:

"I have an umbrella my love,
................'allow me to shelter
you from thunder.

Shedding tears reliefs the soul of any grief:

"I'll water it with my tears."

Loved the perfect flow and the message conveyed.

Rough moments in one's life are like 'Stormy Weather'

Pretty speechless over here because this is such a personal, heartfelt, piece. What I really liked was how you kept that theme of storm and then tying it with your tears as well... giving yourself to be able to shelter from what's to come. That sacrificial love and desire to be with this person when the hard moments come is something so priceless.

Thank you for sharing this <3