It's May and the Rain is Falling
It’s May and the rain is falling;
The hills were just going from green to golden.
But now it’s May, and the sun is stalling.
These days before summer usually free and jolly;
Tonight will be cold with logs unburned, wet, and molden.
Today, dark clouds cloak this land with melancholy.
I step outside when it should be warm;
Stinging rain, treacherous wind, a curse of olden.
Why in May must I weather this storm?
But no! This gloom cannot make me blue.
Light must lie ahead that is pure and golden.
Because tomorrow is June, and with it comes a brighter hue.
Yes, tomorrow is June, and the sky will be clear;
Freedom is coming on swift flying wings.
But June is soon, and whatever it brings,
More rain there will be for me to fear.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABA CBC DBD EBE FGGF |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 719 |
Words | 137 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
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