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A soothing melancholy
Stops the world and wrings from the heart
A stillness, like after a sigh,
While the slapping splatter off the roof,
The hectic splashing of it,
Washes away the grime or our preoccupations
And unconscious deliberations.
Rain is a pause,
An instance of soul
A sense of closeness to something
Of the childhood experience
So lost behind us.
The holiness of a lifetime
Worn on our aging hands
Visits us in the rain
There is a rainbow moment of atonement
In the hush of a drizzle,
That longs to stand out in it,
Looking wet-faced into the eyes of a lover,
A memory we felt then
And can resurrect still.
In Reply to: What is it about the rain? posted by Jim H. [5199.4368] on December 01, 2007 at 07:44:42:
thanks, Jim....
eric should like this! :-)
In Reply to: What is it about the rain? posted by Jim H. [5199.4368] on December 01, 2007 at 07:44:42:
The rain is healing to the earth and we feel the good effects too.
Silver Fox!
In Reply to: What is it about the rain? posted by Jim H. [5199.4368] on December 01, 2007 at 07:44:42:
Ahhh... so nice...
Thanks for the refreshing poem...
In Reply to: What is it about the rain? posted by Jim H. [5199.4368] on December 01, 2007 at 07:44:42:
Very poignant Jim, and so appropriate for the season!
And for some reason, I had a vision of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman saying fairwell on that dark and drizzly night in "Casablanca". Must be the PMS. :-)
In Reply to: What is it about the rain? posted by Jim H. [5199.4368] on December 01, 2007 at 07:44:42:
Thanks for the comments.
I am amused at some of the reaction from my faithful
correspondents elsewhere. I have always lived in fairly dry land, and
in the desert, rain can be a spiritual event bordering on the
miraculous. But for those in the moist northern climes, it may be a
somewhat less than numinous experience. I'm thinking that Sounder,
for instance, and our Brits here on the board are probably not so
taken by a little moisture. More likely, a sunny day is a launching
pad for their souls.
In Reply to: Re: What is it about the rain? posted by Jim H. [5199.4368] on December 02, 2007 at 06:35:14:
...in the approaching season, I could wish Walt and all of you the
experience of the sort of special and soulful moments that hide out in
the mundane, awaiting our notice.
In Reply to: Re: What is it about the rain? posted by Jim H. [5199.4368] on December 02, 2007 at 06:35:14:
Your poem is beautiful, Jim.
Yes those of us who live in the desert find rain wonderful! I also lived in Oregon for a while, and there was something magical about the rain there, too, that I didn't experience in other places.
Best wishes,
Jan
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