Rain fell last night -- quiet, gentle rain That tapped against my window pane And called me back from troubled sleep To soothe a heart too numb to weep. My loneliness was deep and real, And like a wound that will not heal, It throbbed within me, and I knew My arms were empty without you. But as I listened to the sound Of soft rain falling on the ground, I heard your voice, tender and clear, Call my name, and, oh, my dear, I threw my window open wide To let the sweet rain rush inside. It kissed my lips, my eyes, my hair, And, Love, I knew that you were there. Tears that my heart could not release Fell down from heaven, bringing peace. Last night while grey clouds softly wept, I held you in my arms and slept. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO MARY UNWIN by WILLIAM COWPER WHEN DEY 'LISTED COLORED SOLDIERS by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR CALIBAN [ON THE ISLAND], FR. THE TEMPEST by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE SONNET: 102 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE WANDERER: 5. IN HOLLAND: MYSTERY by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE OLD ANGLER by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE SUMMER DAY by MIRIAM DEL BANCO |