The Welcome RainOf rain from long scanned skies; Heard thunders roll, saw lightning flash-- Delighting weary eyes. And where dry weather's capers Had curled the garden plants, We found; our shoes were muddy-- At sea were bugs and ants! We've had a real downpour! Oh, what a restful sleep It brought to weary eyelids, With breathing slow and deep-- Forgotten all the worries Of wells and cisterns dry. We wake up now each morning, Our courage pepped to high! 'The leafy trees now flutter While casting welcome shade. The blue grass with new courage Its beauty has displayed-- And nestlings once so hungry Will need but little care. It rained a thousand blessings, And gone has grim despair! __Ed Blair |
Random Rhymes
Ed Blair
(Spring Hill, Kansas: New Era Publishing Co. 1939)
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