The Rain Falling In A Light Drizzle Poem by Francis Duggan

The rain falling in a light drizzle it is not a very nice day
Behind the gray clouds of the dull sky the sun it is hidden away
The weather it can be quite changeable in April in the Southern Fall
Yet the farmers for rain had been hoping and for them light rain better than no rain at all

For the past two months they have been buying hay for their cattle no grass in the paddocks bare and brown
The drought conditions it's toll it has taken in the countryside by the town
The overgrazed paddocks exposed to the dry weather have never been looking so bare
The sheep and the cattle quite hungry where there is scarce enough of grass to sustain a hare

On what has been a very warm Summer for the farmers no financial gain
This change in the weather they welcome since they had been hoping for rain
In Climate Change weather can be variable in parts of the Country it has not rained for a year
And from Lands further north of flooding and storms every day in the news we do hear

The rain falling in a light drizzle we will not see the sun shine today
In the paddock around the circular feed bin the cattle are bellowing for hay
The countryside bare and dry looking this the first rain we have seen for some while
But even with a few hours of light rain the farmers can manage a smile.