Five Faces of Rain

Something the recent storms brought to mind.

Rains will come and rains will go
as many the seasons pass
in different ways its drops will fall
like kisses upon the grass

With delicate peas a mist does form
and covers a thirsting ground
like the windblown sands getting everywhere
mist moves with barely a sound

More drop than pea a sprinkle comes next
to the gardener’s great delight
if all the days had a times like this
the flowers would grow just right

But gentle rain is what works best
as it does not overwhelm
it allows the earth to drink it up
and grants life throughout the realm

More than this the storm clouds come
on days with noon’s high heat
drenching all with a driving force
too long and the land’s effete

Last is the hard pounding rain
that goes for days and days
it coveys us all within our homes
and leaves us in malaise

Look to rain for all it does
no matter what its face
either to give a drink or wash the land
it comes by heaven’s grace

Reviews

[Fran Marie]

More than this the storm clouds come
on days with noon's high heat
drenching all with a driving force
too long and the land's effete


A lovely soft flowing piece about the rains from above,

with vivid images, sprinkled with nice alliteration thru~out

and the cadence is spot on~WeLL DonE! my friend ~

Fran Marie

[DRIVEN]

I look to the rain to wash my car!!!
I enjoyed your thoughts and reflections on rain, "no matter what it's face"!!!

[Siddartha Beth Pierce]

What a lovely ode to something that can be beautiful and inspire us to dance amongst it to something that can be likewise treacherous and send us hiding in closets for safety. Well expressed. Lovely cadence. In the last stanza I believe you mean to use the word 'matter'. Thank you. Exquisite.
Light,
Siddartha

[Ray Hamilton]

This is very enjoyable to read
We as humans as you know are never happy
It's to hot, it's to cold, to dry, to wet and so on
I myself don't mind a nice soft rain it's nice to sit on the porch
with a coffee and see the rain falling
Cools things off you know it was to hot yesterday LOL
Nicely penned as always
Ray