Exceptional A Triquatrain Anti-Umbrellas by damommy

Caught in the rain, I do disdain the use of bumbershoots. Along with that, I wear no hat or shiny knee-high boots.   I feel alive and even thrive when rain falls on my head. I’ve left behind, yes, have declined, the shelter of a shed.   I’ve been entranced and sometimes danced in showers from the sky, and felt the love from up above; I can’t explain just why.   It feels so cozy as I mosey from my humble nest, while an umbrella, my dear fella, spoils what I like best.   I will not yield to use that shield against the drizzly mist, for then I’d miss the best of all -- the drops the angels kissed.   Recognized Author Notes A Triquatrain Poem - created by Robert L. Huntsman. It is a quatrain poem in tri-rhyme with a specific rhyming pattern (see below). Lines 1 and 3 have internal rhyme whereas lines 2 and 4 do not. "Bumbershoot" is a predominantly American nickname, one that has been recorded as a whimsical, slightly irreverent handle for umbrellas since the late 1890s. As with most slang terms, the origins of "bumbershoot" are a bit foggy, but it appears that the "bumber" is a modification of the "umbr-" in "umbrella" and the "shoot" is an alteration of the "-chute" in "parachute" (since an open parachute looks a little like an umbrella).

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