‘Rain’ a Poem

Contemplate the rain, this fleeting season,
changes I can do nothing about.
Sitting, watching, listening; the hanging drops
on vacant washing lines and leaves,
all testimony to nature,
that the laws of men may come and go,
yet eternal truths stand starkly before us:
Our choice to ignore.
The harder I try the less I get in return.
But the gentle rush of rain brings it back,
the raucous calls of crows
sitting in out in shedding trees;
the clutter of my mind
stands between what is me
and my self.

Copyright Francis Barker 2020

The sodden flag won’t fly in the rain
no matter which way the wind blows
They’ve hung it upside down
without thought or care
except to state some kind of patriotism
their piece of earth
which they can still call home

I could tell them I suppose
let them get to know
their pedantic neighbour
who only speaks to complain
like all the other tethered goats
staring blankly out at swelling puddles
which spoil the well tended lawns

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their piece of earth
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I could tell them I suppose
let them get to know
their pedantic neighbour
who only speaks to complain
like all the other tethered goats
staring blankly out at swelling puddles
which spoil the well tended lawns

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No rain for two monthsThe summer was long and hotNature’s innocence

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The clouds are weeping There’s barely a breath of wind Dankness is the day

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When it starts to rain I am reminded of you soaked on windowsills You’d love to go out in rain Now the wet garden’s empty

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The sodden flag won’t fly in the rain no matter which way the wind blows They’ve hung it upside down without thought or care except to state some kind of patriotism their piece of earth which they can still call home

I could tell them I suppose let them get to know their pedantic neighbour who only speaks to complain like all the other tethered goats staring blankly out at swelling puddles which spoil the well tended lawns

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It’s cool and raining but I am not complaining The heat’s been draining

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Waiting for the rain, don’t go out there, just in case Once outside, it rains

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No rain for two months
The summer was long and hot
Nature’s innocence

The clouds are weeping
There’s barely a breath of wind
Dankness is the day

When it starts to rain
I am reminded of you
soaked on windowsills
You’d love to go out in rain
Now the wet garden’s empty

The sodden flag won’t fly in the rain
no matter which way the wind blows
They’ve hung it upside down
without thought or care
except to state some kind of patriotism
their piece of earth
which they can still call home

I could tell them I suppose
let them get to know
their pedantic neighbour
who only speaks to complain
like all the other tethered goats
staring blankly out at swelling puddles
which spoil the well tended lawns

It’s cool and raining
but I am not complaining
The heat’s been draining

Waiting for the rain,
don’t go out there, just in case
Once outside, it rains