Wonderful character of rain:
"Bringing beauty back to the land."
You have depicted many of the lovely virtues of rain.
You may continue to love rain for the rest of your life.
Rain is such a blessing.
If it has causes some trouble,still it is for good for us all.
I love it , I feel the same about rains ... I started to hate the summers and love the rains .. it used to be the opposite ... your poem is beautiful as you are .... I would skip last stanza as the Poem is perfect ending with "Bringing beauty back to the land.
I like the way this was written as a general observation, which was done well through your imagery. What gave the whole piece an added poignancy was the final few lines ... where you changed tack and it became suddenly personal.
The rain sure does make us contemplate things and inspire us to think and write. A nice piece, which the reader can visualise sitting at a window with the rain lashing down outside.
I like this, but I would suggest that you get rid of the unnecessary words. For example, if you trimmed the beginning to;
I love the sound of rain
When it gently falls beyond my window
Early morning mist
Gentle shroud of grey
When clouds hide the sun
Behind a giant blanket of white
Dark horizons mean darker days
There is nothing more thrilling than rain
Nothing makes me happier
I get the SAME feeling... ya ever watch steam rise from the street after a storm and it's like spirits rising from a battlefield...? i'm weird! but nice work, i real dig that it has a rhythm and feel that is presumably yours! good stuff :)