Love Poem: Rain Song

Rain Song

Listen for me in the rain -
          The rhythm never changes,
             The music stays the same ...
              Listen for me in the rain -
             As constant as a sunrise,
          The solace for your pain ...

     If I'm gone and you're weary,
 If your tears are cried in vain,
If you need to know I love you ...
 Throw wide your windows to the storm -
     And listen for me singing in the rain.

                            ~

                Listen for me in the rain -
                    A soft and certain cadence,
                       A temperate refrain ...
                        Listen for me in the rain -
                       The fluid flow of harmony,
                    A pattern, unrestrained ...

              If I've left and you're hurting,
          If your heart is sore again,
         If you need to know I'm near you ...
          Just turn your face up to the sky -
              And listen for my voice within the rain.

                                 ~

                     Listen for me in the rain -
                         A thrum of water, sweetened,
                            As droplets fall arranged ...
                             Listen for me in the rain -
                            The gentle running meter,
                         Its patter on the panes ...

                 If you and I are parted,
             Your sorrows still remain,
            If you need to know I love you ...
             Just turn off all the sounds of life -
                 And listen for my song inside the rain.

                                    ~

                        Listen for me in the rain -
                            Nature's soothing lullaby,
                               The atmospheric strain ...
                                Listen for me in the rain -
                               Warming heaven's teardrops,
                            As swollen clouds complain ...

                    If I'm no longer with you,
                If you need me to explain,
               If I need to reassure you ...
                Just remember all the life it brings -
                   Sating rivers, lakes and springs,
                       Remember you're my everything ...

                            And listen for me singing
                             In the rain ...
                           The rain and I will always sing ...
                        Your name.







~ 3rd Place ~  in the "Sunshine And Showers" Poetry Contest, Robert Haigh, Judge & Sponsor.

~ 8th Place ~  in the "Uplifting Poetry Contest", Laura Loo, Judge & Sponsor.

~ 4th Place ~  in the "Best Rhyming Poem May thru July Poetry Contest", John Hamilton, Judge & Sponsor.

* Written for my children - I love you more than a thousand poems can convey ... you are my reason and my worth. *