Sonnet 70: On Rain Poem by David Wood

Sonnet 70: On Rain

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Softly falling rain from a brooding sky
Kissed my face and gently watered the ground
As dark grey clouds in the sky drifted by
And large glassy puddles gathered around.

Droplets making the flowers bend and droop
As they drank their fill from nature’s reservoir:
People caught in the rain began to stoop
And rain catching people driving their car.

Refreshing and calm on a summer’s day
Cooling the hot air like a soothing balm
We all need the summer shower they say
To bring to this sweet earth both peace and calm.

We all need soft and gentle rain to fall
But we don’t want rain in torrents at all.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
We welcome the soft gentle rain after the recent heat wave.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Geetha Jayakumar 30 July 2013

Yes, its true we all welcome a soft gentle rain......Beautiful poem.. and each lines well read..liked it.

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Dave Walker 30 July 2013

There is nothing better than the cooling rain when your stuck in the middle of a heat wave. A great poem.

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Neela Nath Das 30 July 2013

I am seeing the entire picture.So vivid is the description!

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Pradip Chattopadhyay 30 July 2013

As dark grey clouds in the sky drifted by And large glassy puddles gathered around draws a wonderful picture

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LeeAnn Azzopardi 14 May 2023

Very Beautiful David Bravo! ! !

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Kanniappan Kanniappan 06 August 2013

Wonderful sonnet on Rain. I like it because On a summer’s day, It is cooling the hot air like a soothing balm'.

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Valsa George 01 August 2013

A lovely poem cooled by the soft sprinkling rain drops! Yes, we don't want rain in torrents at all! Unfortunately, in many parts of India, we are lashed by the torrential downpour!

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Tirupathi Chandrupatla 30 July 2013

We need rain. Not rain that causes floods. You also caught people driving their cars.

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Valerie Dohren 30 July 2013

The rain is very welcome at the present time, the land is scorched. As long as it doesn't forget to stop! ! Nice sonnet David.

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