It's Raining

A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. - Thoreau

it's raining

drizzle its kin

someone made it begin

the earth is drinking it in

quenching its thirst

doing its laundry

the grass is green once more

jaundice taking it on the chin

not remembering but since when is that a sin

folks have altered their plans

the past is paining

the future waning

clouds are straining

gutters draining

children complaining

thoughts ingraining

tomorrow will never come

the sun will never shine again

tears are staining

hearts feigning

waterways gaining

patience in training

time waning

reason struggling and straining

plenty of time but no source for explaining

and to think

all of this

simply because

someone said

it's raining

Author's Note

"The gentle rain which waters my beans and keeps me in the house today is not drear and melancholy, but good for me too. Though it prevents my hoeing them, it is of far more worth than my hoeing. If it should continue so long as to cause the seeds to rot in the ground and destroy the potatoes in the low lands, it would still be good for the grass on the uplands, and, being good for the grass, would be good for me, too." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

It can rain droplets which are nourishing to men and soil, or it can rain cats and dogs which causes flooding and other issues. Glaciers are melting slowly and that is very dangerous. Beware, coastal places for it is coming.
You describe it marvelously...

[Pete]

so hard to satisfy everyone. always about finding that elusive middle ground. god doth have a sense of humor. thanks sami ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

Yes siiiirrrrr. All true and well said. You are welcome sir Pete

[Soyam]

When it's rain, I feel, God has gifted me on the occasion of monsoon

And the after fever says : I'm not gonna leave you soon"...

�™ ; )

[Pete]

anything good is a gift from god. sometimes we forget to say thank you and acknowledge. we can raise our eyes to see both raindrops and god - they came from the same direction and creator. thank you for "raining" your thoughts ... :)

[Soyam]

Praising and thanking the Supreme personality of godhead, is one of my fav thing I use to practice daily, even,mostly before sleeping. I bow down to him and to you too for having this much of trust on him.

: )

[Ken Simm.]

Where I live there is nothing more beautiful than a mountain in the rain. There should be a word for that feeling. Someone should write a poem about it. That would be extraordinary. Oh some one has and it is.

[Pete]

thank you ken. i've heard about how beautiful the highlands are. my wife and i were planning on visiting some time ago but jobs, children, etc. took precedence. life is short. we must do that which we can whilst we can. sometimes we must align the stars ourselves. they don't sell tickets to worry. thoreau had it unequivocally right ... :)

[Chris Shaw]

The rain may prevent us from doing some of the things we planned to do, however it is a friend rather than a foe. Without it we would have drought and we all know the devastation that can cause. Love this descriptive refreshing write Pete. I love the sweetness in the air after a downpour. A cleansing has taken place. All good wishes.

Chris

[Pete]

i like when a summer thunderstorm is over and the sun comes out and steam rises from pavement. as you say, the air is sweet and cleansed as the birds return finish their interrupted song. thank you chris as always - thinking of you with pen ... :)