Rainy Day Routines

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The first drop falls
and muscle memory takes over.
My hands reach for the kettle,
a Pavlovian response to the pitter-patter.

The blankets emerge from hiding,
like hibernating bears greeting spring.
But this is no awakening -
it's an invitation to burrow deeper.

The bookshelf waves at me,
Its spines lined up like old friends at a reunion.
My fingers trail, hesitating, choosing,
and finally,
plucking the perfect companion.

The candles flicker to life,
tiny suns in a grayscale world.
Their scent mingles with petrichor,
nature and nurture in olfactory harmony.

The couch groans softly,
welcoming my familiar weight.
The cushions rearrange themselves,
moulding to well-known contours.

A spoon clinks against ceramic,
stirring clouds into coffee.
Steam rises, curling like question marks,
asking nothing, promising everything.

My socked feet tuck under my thighs,
a pretzel of comfort and warmth.
The rain's rhythm syncs with my gentle breathing,
in-out, drop-drop, a meditation unplanned.

These movements, this dance,
rehearsed a thousand times before.
Yet, each rainy day feels like the first,
a rediscovery of the art of slowing down.

In this routine of rest and reflection,
I find my truest self -
not in the doing, but in the being,
raindrops keeping time with our hearts.

In this routine of rest and reflection,I find my truest self -not in the doing, but in the being,raindrops keeping time with our hearts

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