Pray for Rain

There was a sever drought in North Texas

Today, Lord, the earth is thirsty
Dust fogs pickup wheels
A crusty parch shrivels winter wheat
Windmills struggle to replentish dehydrated herds

Horions seem void of promise
No trace of moisture laden clouds
Wind scours the yearning prarie
Cattle lelthargically await your blessing

Raise the bow of your covenent
Grace us with rain good God
Rain, sweet rain!

- 03-18-2011

Reviews

[Abhishek Izy]

The call for the rain, it’s so small yet a wish which imploded into itself with its own necessity and urgency.

The imagery is very well created and I could almost feel the dry dust on my parched lips. Such is your imagery

I pray it rains

[Kelly Scheppers]

The enormity of your verses give cause to praise such profound writing. Wonderful pen, Allen!

[Coyote Poetry]

Poor California rain. My brother almost lost his home. The mountain fires destroyed so much free forest. Rain is our salvation sometimes. Thank you Allen for sharing your amazing words and thoughts.
Coyote

[AllenS]

In western Colorado there is great variance of moisture from year to year. Some years it seems we are the only dry spot in the country. Then things change a bit. Never over plentiful, rain is always welcome. The root of my poem it in the Texas Panhandle were I spent some summers as a boy overturning top soil to plant and cultivate crops for my family, but always freeing captured moisture such that we began to yearn for rain no sooner than the planting stopped. It was and is such a delicate dance for those who still depend on the land (I guess that is all of us.)

[Levi Levin]

A great piece Allen. Keep up the good work. Shalom

[AllenS]

Thanks Levi, thanks for dropping by.