Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CHANT OF THE SPRING RAIN, by RAY CLARKE ROSE


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CHANT OF THE SPRING RAIN, by                    
First Line: Rain like the rustling of fine garments
Last Line: "and this is life and its mystery!"
Subject(s): Nature; Nature - Religious Aspects; Rain; Spring; Weather


Rain like the rustling of fine garments—
Luminous, whispering rain;
Voice of the Spring, sibilant and frail.
Rain like the fluttering of wings—
The glad sigh of Nature awakened.
Rain with the song of waving corn
And the murmur of blossoming trees;
Voice of the meadow-lands a-tremble;
Voice of the rushes quivering;
Voice of God to the hosts of Life.

Rain with the sob of the wandering stream,
Telling the tale of the great gray seas.
Rain of the tempest spent and joy to come—
The baptism of regeneration
From the fountain of youth perennial;
Pitiful, quickening tears of the Most High!

Rain that speaks to my heart,
Speaks with the voice of my dear love
And whispers: "Peace, peace;
For above the clouds the sunshine
And after the rain the radiance;
And this is life and its mystery!"





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