Then Came the Rains

Crops in the field had dried up so long ago,

our old well gave us dust, instead of water.

Prayers went unanswered, many had given up,

while others threw their faith away.

Then our little creek went dry on us,

nothing remained, but dry dirt.

One Sunday Morning the old

country Church took to praying

all morning, the preacher ended the service

by telling the congregation we have to have faith,

that the Lord will send rain, and very soon,

or it will be over for us all.

Sunday night the smell of the golden scent

of rain hitting the dried up earth, as a down pour,

like we had not seen in over 30 years, came down on

us like a mountain top.  By day break, our well and creek

was once again full of water, the Lord had given us rain, our

faith, which was almost gone, was given new life, and the rains

had come which was a prayer from heaven come true.

Written 5-12-11
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 5/24/2011 3:43:00 PM
Incredible storytelling, you have a gift amazing, James, just awesome~~
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Date: 5/17/2011 3:21:00 PM
James, Alexa just told me they were having far too much rain in her area. Isn't it odd how some parts of the country go between drought and floods. It made me think of your poem. Hope you're having a great day. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 5/17/2011 1:39:00 PM
Rereading some fantastic pieces today James and this be one .. so happy u enjoy my poetry as well my friend.. inspiration all around luv..
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Date: 5/17/2011 1:14:00 PM
this is great , nice job! cory
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Date: 5/17/2011 6:36:00 AM
I gather this is written from experience James, funny the way humans measure a long time and yet to God eternity we are less than blink of an eye in life! such a lot to do..thats what this poem reminds me of... such a lot to do while i am still here.
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Date: 5/17/2011 1:19:00 PM
thank you Jack for reading and commenting on this one.
Date: 5/17/2011 5:12:00 AM
I am so pleased to have had the pleasure to read your poetry this morning James. Thank you for sharing it with us. Hoping you have a week filled with inspiration. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/17/2011 5:07:00 AM
I am glad that you got the needed rain..We had rain here earlier then it stopped finally it has rained again here..I hope that it doesn't get so dry in the summer like it has in the past..We need rain to keep the earth watered..Of course, we don't want the flooding..Enjoyed reading your work this morn..God hears and answers prayers for sure but sometimes we have to wait on the answers..Sara
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Date: 5/16/2011 9:11:00 PM
a very enjoyable and uplifting tale. Is it a personal story of yours or just something you thought of? It reminded me of the Rango movie I just saw, a cartoon of a cowboy lizard who tries to bring water to a dried up town! It is horrible not to have water.
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Date: 5/16/2011 4:54:00 PM
Great write James, it's been raining here in West Viginia for about 30 days straight...lol
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Date: 5/16/2011 4:41:00 PM
Very inspiring piece James. Faith is a very powerful thing. I'm glad you wrote this. Thank you for your support my brother. It means a lot to me:) R.M.
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Date: 5/16/2011 1:41:00 PM
The Lord does things in His own time frame James as your lines point out so beautifully the reward of faith is at hand.. the rain is a gift from Him above.. the crops received their water for their thirst.. very uplifting and inspirational piece my friend ..luv..
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Date: 5/16/2011 1:38:00 PM
Creative and inspiring peace. The two poems you have posted do not appear. You got to post it again, James
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Date: 5/16/2011 1:32:00 PM
James, the last two poems you posted have no titles so people can't read them. Just thought I'd let you know. I was going down the list of new poems.
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Date: 5/16/2011 1:11:00 PM
Sometimes our prayers do get answered in the manner we hoped, James. Your poem is spiritually uplifting. Locally we've had droughts so long that grass started turning a gray color. Restrictions were placed on those who wanted to water lawns. It's always a blessing when the rain finally comes. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 5/16/2011 1:01:00 PM
A very inspiring piece, James. I love the smell of rain, as you described
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Date: 5/16/2011 12:00:00 PM
In my review of this piece, this is the insight that I recv'd while reviewing this piece. To endure the trials of this life, one must have faith, trust and patience with the hope that you will triump through prayer. And our lives are often depicted as dry fields that were once fertile but to a God of infinite resources and possibilities, He alone has the power to renew and restore if we abide in faith. Good work and very inspiring. Charlotte
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