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Il Pleut

Il Pleut

It rains torrentially
after long drought and disorder;
it rains drenching the empathetic
scraggy soil of the heart
it rains moistening the rocks of anger
crags of revenge and cracks of depravity
it rains covering the jealous holes with purity
healing the undesirable crevices of the being
it pours incessantly to cover and clean
the gaps of deceptive caves of life
it rains inside me constantly
stretching the cramped limbs
softening the being;
it skits with a susurrus
leading me to the lee
when all on a sudden
something goes wrong
influenced by someone’s lewd smile
 or a serein’s half-hearted dampening.
Rain of grace falls and falls
to soothe my ruffled feelings;
it corrects, it helps, it leads me
always to the right way.
When it rains in the forest of my being
where the tallest trees touch the sky
and the moon shines bright on the leaves
through the gnarled branches
lighting the dark parts of existence,
life becomes wholesome
peaceful and serene.
Removing the dryness and darkness of life
rain of grace falls and falls
perpetually to revive.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 9/28/2019 8:09:00 AM
Powerful imagery, Aju.
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Date: 12/31/2018 7:29:00 AM
Dear Poets: Mark Toney, Dale Gregory Cozart and Carolyn Devonshire, I feel very obliged and feel rewarded with your comments on my poetry, Ill Pleut. Love and regards for all your understanding and kind expressions.
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Date: 12/29/2018 11:01:00 AM
Aju, congrats on your win on mile 5 of my 2019 Poetry Marathon contest! Your poem nicely highlights the "rain of grace" that "falls and falls perpetually to revive." Peace and forgiveness, so important to all of our relationships, especially the most important one. I will follow you to read more of your poetry. ~Mark
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Date: 12/29/2018 10:37:00 AM
Beautifully written with fine word choices. Very descriptive. Congrats on your win.
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Date: 12/29/2018 10:18:00 AM
It is so hot were I live that we do give thanks for rain. Very well written, Aju. Congratulations on your win!
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