Rain

Rain

 

Rain preludes in soft droplets

Sprinkling its delicate song

Harmonizing together

Pianissimo in rhyming tone

Puddles ripple in the breeze

A musical pitter patter

Each dancing with ease

 

Increasing its tempo

Crescendos, becoming a torrent

Flooding to overflow

Thunder cracking in drum cadence solo

Lightning flashing to the beat

Dancing wildly, out of control

Colliding with electrical heat

 

Waning decline

Tempo engaging in soft melody

Dancing a dream in the mind

Musical whispers

Bathing flowers with song

Humming gently

All the night long

 

Many personalities within the rain

Each sings a musically different song

One playful, one fearful and lastly calm

Sings to the emotions, both young and old

Listen to rain’s as rain plays its musical score

Hear all the different tempos

For your mind to explore

 

 

~

Each

((Single))

(((Raindrop)))

Music is in the air

Drifting on the breeze

Capturing each moment

In grand harmonious detail

As … each tiny raindrop falls

Crying … like teardrops at times

Cries for lost loves echoing sublime

Hear each raindrop … musical poem

Whimsically play in pitter patter youth

Teenage revolting in a high pitched cord

Growing to adulthood a gentler stream

Hear melodies of love if you please

Heartaches are heard in the rain

And the elderly finds peace

Joys aren’t found unless

A little rain falls

… Down …

~~~

Reviews

[SH]

I love the references to music (pianissimo, crescendo, harmonizing, musical whispers...)
They really make the imagery lovely

[C.T. Bailey]

Nancy this is spectacular! I loved the originality. The rhyme was wonderful as well.

"Flooding to overflow
Thunder cracking in drum cadence solo"

Loved this. Very nicely done!
Todd

[Tammy]

Wonderful Nancy.. I love how you created a rain drop...

[Reality]

wow, I am amazed at the picture this paints in my soul. I could almost see the lightning and wind and rain all dancing to an eternal melody. I love the metaphors of peoples lives in the raindrop. This is a very well thought out and touching piece :)

april

ps. where did you get that picture? how did you get the rain to fall like that?

[Rain]

The picture worked beautifully with the well written description. It fit so perfectly. Rain..

[Michael X]

Nancy, this is beautifully expressed and pleasure to read, this is my favorite
poem you've written, I also love shape poems, I could see the rain come alive,
this was a pleasure to read, keep up the great work.

[PasDeChat]

My favorite poem of yours! I can almost hear the pitter patter of the rain on the window.. (and it isnt raining!)

[Emily Rose]

Very original! I really liked your comparisons to music - you really stretched the metaphor to its full extent. Honestly I thought that the "growing up" idea was a little weaker than your musical one, but I think you just took more time to devleop the first than the second. I also really like the way you formatted this - putting the last stanza in the form of a raindrop is very visually appealing and reflects the subject matter wonderfully. Good job!