Rain III: The Musical

There was a huge storm today and I got inspired!

"Rain, rain, go away!

Come again some other day."

 

I sing to quite a different tune,

one more melodious to my ears

that harmonizes with a magical being

and others find hard to hear.

 

They hit notes so discordant,

so pitchy and out of tune!

I can't decipher the words or rhyme

over the winds of the monsoon...

 

I exaggerate.

It's simply wind and rain-

A natural symphony not played on the radio,

a concert so grand it's anything but plain.

 

Streets transform to flowing rivers,

carrying leaves and despair away...

Gathering puddles grow ever larger

just for the children to jump in, to play.

 

Little drops drip off the trees,

making their way through the world

only to be stopped by a person walking by-

this drop's life ended on the scalp of a small girl.

 

They are all deaf to the sounds of beauty,

oblivious to the wonders I behold-

huddled under hoods and umbrellas,

all they sing about is "oh, it's so cold!"

 

A select few of us know the true wonders of rain,

we dance in it, song along, smile and laugh!

Love every drop and miss them when they're gone,

take it all in on the other's behalf.

 

 

Reviews

[Tina Kline]

A wonderful wonderful poem about rain. It has a nice rhythm to it. Great job.

[An owl on the moon]

I could hear it! I could hear the wind and the rain moving as I read line by line. You truly bring the movement alive with music... Perfect rhythm and all!

[ajasminewallflower]

OHHHH!!!!! I likes it mucho!i love the rythym of it all and it does make me thing of drip drops of rain. Excellently exectuted piece of poerty as always

[Archipelago]

i really like this one. the words flow along and it makes you think of sheets of rain falling down. it's cool how the rhythm accents the topic like that. and i especially like the last lines. great poem

[deeps]

This is wonderful and enjoyable.
I really like your poem here.
Very flowing write.
Well written.

[Tiffany]

This is the first of your work I have read. You have a gift Stephanie. Thank you for sharing, t.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

WOW and what inspiration... between the rain and your talents you created a true masterpiece of a flowing written melody... the rain is certainly nature's music... it can be soft like a ballad or hard like metal music... I just love it no matter what and your poem captures the magic. So very impressive.

[CassieLynne]

wow! that is really good :) i love the rain too!