Welcome Sound.

rhyming triplets

Welcome sound.

 

I don’t complain about the rain.

 That hammers on my window pane

I’m glad to hear it once again.

 

It marks the end of prolonged drought.

We need the rain there is no doubt

For far too long we’ve gone without

 

 

Without the rain the soil's too dry.

It matters not how hard we try.

Our crops just shrivel up and die.

 

The blessed rain has fallen finally

 Arriving unexpectedly

The earth absorbs it greedily.

 

Tomorrow we will start to sow.

 New crops we are quite sure will grow

Then in due course green shoots will show.

 

It seems the experts can’t explain

 The reason for the lack of rain

But now we hope we can regain

 

The rich dark soils fertility

Although there is no guarantee.

We have to think positively

A farmer needs both rain and sun

But not too much of either one

Neither can be relied upon

 

Monday, 16 April 2012