It rained all over me all night,
and I got good and wet,
at first I shook my fist at him,
it didn't seem to do much good.
Then I shook my finger at him,
any guesses how I did with that?
Finally, I shut up...
I couldn't believe it either!
but, I really did!
- - - for a while, anyway!
- - - And I tried to listen to the rain.
I'm still not sure where it was falling,
first the left side, then the other side,
and then it seemed to me,
on every side at once!
It is amazing when your ears get open,
the things that you can hear,
It is even more incredible when the
brain gets open, just a little more.
Each dropp is like a symphony,
where every note is heard,
and savored as if flavored by
the eardrum of the listener.
AND THEN - - - It's like a contest,
as to who can be more crude!
Claps of thunder, bolts of lightning! ,
Rushing waters running down the hills,
sweeping everything away!
Nothing left there anymore,
where once their was potential,
... and then the little sprig pops up,
and starts reaching for the sun!
and then the next one and the other one!
and then before you know what happened,
the whole damned hillside is overgrown again!
I am not sure about the California term,
or the Texas terminology,
But... where I come from,
we call that... Life!
Sounds like Spring! Unless of course you let the bathtub overflow again...in which case...don't blame the guy upstairs for that! Hugs, Dee
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Hi Barry again, Good poem about being grateful for the rain and the great things the rain brings. Well, we get lots of rain where I live and sometimes I do the opposite of your poem and use these words I heard in a song often: 'I love the rain the most - when it stops.' But your poem made me appreciate all the beauty that rain does bring to our town. The pretty spring flowers tell it all. Take care. Sincerely, Connie Webb