Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHANT OF THE SPRING RAIN, by RAY CLARKE ROSE 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!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FARMER'S BOY: AUTUMN by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD HOW TO FORETELL A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER by TED KOOSER LEAVING BUFFALO by CHARLES MARTIN WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES TO WARM, THE BOYS DRIVE SHIRTLESS by MARY JO BANG THE LIFE OF TOWNS: ONE-MAN TOWN by ANNE CARSON POWER FAILURE by MADELINE DEFREES THE CITY OF THE OLESHA FRUIT by NORMAN DUBIE FRAGMENTS WRITTEN WHILE TRAVELING...A MIDWESTERN HEAT WAVE by JAMES GALVIN A BACHELOR'S VALENTINE by RAY CLARKE ROSE |
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