Rain
Falling gently on the ground,
Making a softly tapping sound;
Rolling along through the gutters,
It has not a voice, it only utters;
Rain is dropping all around us,
Helping all to see the world,
When people and others aren't making a fuss;
Moving along at a bustling pace,
Leaving not any a thoughtful space,
To think and act as everyone hides,
This is what the rain provides;
It has a quality of its own,
So quiet, so timid, so gleamingly shown;
As it moves slowly on, starting to bring
The kind of air that makes birds sing;
The kind of world that is better for all:
Let's all stand outside and watch it fall.
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Submitted on October 09, 2013
Modified on April 29, 2023
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Scheme | AABB CXC DDEE FFGG HH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 594 |
Words | 115 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4, 4, 2 |
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