Poetry by Diana Raab

Life is scattered with storms—
emotions and weather
that have run wild.

After a seven-year drought
I finally see rain trickle
down my bedroom window

as I rejoice that our reservoirs
will fill. This also makes me think
about how often life flows,

when a swift storm hits our psyche:
while trees and debris clutter
our path, and then,

during our psychological
clean up we pave the way
for clarity to be followed
yet by another storm.


Diana Raab, PhD, is an award-winning memoirist, poet, blogger, speaker, and author of 13 books. Her latest poetry chapbook is An Imaginary Affair: Poems Whispered to Neruda. She blogs for Psychology Today, Thrive Global, Sixty and Me, Good Men Project, The Wisdom Daily and many others. Visit: www.dianaraab.com.