Facing the Rain

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    Facing the Rain

    I love it when the sky
    starts turning dark
    and the breeze
    has the smell of damp
    and the begining of the wet
    raindrops hit my face
    with a gentle touch
    Then the thunder
    rolls and cracks
    like a marching band
    the raindrops start falling
    harder and harder
    with a sound,
    like the tapping
    of nails on a tin roof,
    then the smell of the earth
    musky and warm
    starts to rise,
    and graces the air
    with an earthy perfume
    the wind blows harder
    whippng my hair around my face
    encircling me
    like a whirling piroette,
    graceful in motion
    then as the rain slows
    to a gentle covering mist
    the earth reawakens
    opening its eyes
    to the sight of a rainbow
    gracing the heavens overhead
    its almost if the earth
    is washed clean of its sins
    to be reborn as pure
    as the day it was created

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    ginga commented on Facing the Rain

    08-06-2009

    kmeadows, This poem was so tangible that I felt I was right there with you in the rain. ginga

    kmeadows

    10/19/2009

    Thank you so much. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment me!

    cliftondurant commented on Facing the Rain

    06-22-2009

    This is great i can close my eyes and feel the wind and hear the thunder its a beautiful peice and the smell of the rain drop lovely

    kmeadows

    06/22/2009

    Thank you so very much. The rain is always a wonderful inspiration!

    SEVEN commented on Facing the Rain

    06-22-2009

    Well as u read my "Two Rainbows" poem....Facing the rain isnt the problem its gettn caught without an umbrella...lol But Im feelin this piece and its very much what I would have said if I had wrote it.....so good job...Kudo points for you...

    kmeadows

    06/22/2009

    lol thanks a lot seven, I appreciate the comment!

    UnworthyFather commented on Facing the Rain

    06-22-2009

    Very, very beautiful!!! There is absolutely no smell like that of rain just before it hits! And then the reawakening of the earth; the birds, the butterflies, the yellow bellied marmots, the whitetail deer! Such beauty you have told in your lines!!! Thank you for sharing this beautiful reminder of all of God's splendid creation. 10

    kmeadows

    06/22/2009

    Thank you so much. Nature is my most favorite subject because God has given us such boutiful inspiration there!

    Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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