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# Roots
- URL: https://dianaludwick.com/roots/
- Published: 2026-06-22T11:54:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T11:54:42.000Z
- Description: “Roots,” an admiration of all-weather kids celebrating togetherness on a rainy summer night. Written Monday, June 22, poem 173 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "Roots" by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
- Author: Diana Ludwick
- Tags: 2026 Poetry Challenge, Generational, Nostalgia, Of Place, Poems, Short-form Musings, All-Weather, Children, Girlhood, June, Nourish, Outdoor Movies, Parade, pre-teen humor, relationships, Stronger, Summer, Summer Nights, Summer Rain, #Migrated-1792872215677, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-24 20:03

Movies flicker on bedsheets  
projector shining   
through the light deluge.   
  
A sea of glowing faces  
perch upon backyard   
on all-weather loungers.   
  
The air is filled   
with moisture and giggles.  
Damp popcorn  
and pre-teen humor.  
  
Clouds roll in,   
thunder rumbles,   
raindrops crash   
against windows;  
rivulets stream down  
playground sets.  
  
And all the same,   
girlhood continues  
in between the rainfall  
friendship is fostered   
in the dark.   
  
Amidst the storm,  
Kinship blooms.  
  
Memories are forged  
connections deepen.  
  
Go ahead,   
downpour   
on this parade.  
  
It simply nourishes   
the roots of relationships  
and cultivates the character   
for a stronger tomorrow...