In Praise of Rain
Which is not to say lightning or hail.
Sometimes I forget to open the umbrella
until my glasses remind me: Wake up, you’re
wet! If scarcity breeds
value, what is a thunderhead worth
in July? A light shower in August?
Even spreadsheets can’t tell us.
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“In Praise of Rain” is included in my micro-chapbook, You Break What Falls, available via free download from the Origami Poems Project.
O at the Edges 
There is something about a gentle summer rain.
But there’s no scarcity here–rain and more rain (with thunder and lightning last night).
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We’ve had a bit of rain this week. Am grateful for it.
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Reblogged this on Peace Man and commented:
nice peoms.
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Thank you for reblogging.
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May your day be sunny and dry 🙂
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The forecast says otherwise, but either way I’m happy.
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Lovely.
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Thank you!
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Superb timing – we had more rain overnight. Gratitude abounds!!
Very nice recording, too – both your inflections and that background.
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And more rain this evening! At least in my neighborhood.
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Yes! Bring it on!
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Your wish has been granted!
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….It’s just a state of mind
(When it rains and shines)
Terrific poem, Robert. When someone writes about rain, I immediately think about songs about rain – particularly The Beatles.
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Thanks, John. Gordon Lightfoot’s “Early Morning Rain” comes to mind, too. An old favorite.
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A perfect pairing, Bob — poem and soundtrack. And that Lightfoot song is a favorite of mine, too.
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Thanks, Cate. It happened to be raining one day last year, so I took advantage of the sound and recorded the poem. Oh, Gordon! There are a good number of his songs on my life’s soundtrack.
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In-the-moment (experience of rain) versus analytics (stats regarding rainfall). The poetry of experience versus a textbook explaining poetry. The mind/body forever remembers a gentle rain in August. I loved your poem!
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Oh, yes. It certainly does remember. Thank you!
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Love the recording
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Thank you! There’s nothing like Mother Nature’s background sountrack!
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Very nice
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Thank you!
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No problem at all
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Thank you for this one… I adore rain, “which is not to say lightning or hail”, nor hurricanes ❤
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No, never hurricanes!
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