Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LATE RAIN, by WALTER G. RICHARDSON



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LATE RAIN, by                    
First Line: Late rain / finally came
Last Line: Until another season.
Subject(s): Rain


Late rain
finally came
chattering at the window pane.
For days the clouds loitered
over Los Angeles valley;
tricked the sun
into winking at Sea Lions, solemn
sentinels at guard around San Pedro bay --
When they bellow the boom shakes the ocean.
Clouds beguiled the sun
into leering at great cinnamon
bears, sprawled and slumbering pets
at the feet of indulgent mountains --
They slumber ever silent and silent ever slumber.

A faint failure moaning;
back-slapping a blind;
ghost-visiting a sash;
knocking at the door with a lonely rattle;
a hand-spat-tease at the blue gas flame;
in a weak wail, whimpering,
stutters out of the room.

The palm trees sound their fan shaped leaves
like distant water full stream
melody-rushing brook-cataract.
Late rain in the desert is a subtle thing
slightly offering
reluctant gesture.
The clouds soon wring
their damp rags. These the tropical sun
burns to a vanishing
blur and bans
from these sands
until another season.





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