When it rains it catches you completely off guard
No mercy when it thunders and comes down hard
Your mind and heart starts to go down memory lane
Thinking about accidents and love that went in vain
It's inconvenient and it slows normal activities down
But it provides clean air leaving a saturated ground
It's cold and could be deadly if not approached right
You need boots and heavy coats wrapped up tight
It's amazing how rain doesn't over flow the beach
But it can help bring the best sweetness to a peach
The rain is recycled water that accomplish so much
The rain gives the earth that squeaky clean touch
Although it's messy and cause many to complain
It brings so many benefits so you got to love the rain
When it rains, it pours,
but you cannot see
the tears that race down my face,
mixing with the showers
that force my clothes
to stick to my skin, my flesh -
wounds you cannot see.
You stand and stare,
yet my world has crumbled
into pieces I cannot gather.
You have sucked the energy
from my body, my soul, my mind.
Yet, you stand there,
while it pours,
and you cannot see
a single drop.
They all run with their heads down,
staring at the ground,
in a hurry, in a scurry,
as if they looked up they would drown,
I know they're just trying to keep dry,
but for me it's the perfect alibi,
cause they can't see me cry,
When it rains,
tears all look the same,
I can hide all of my pain,
disguise all of my shame,
no, there's nothing to explain,
when it rains, ,
tears don't mean a thing,
I can hide all my disdain,
I don't feel so ashamed,
no, you'll never hear me complain,
when it rains
In their haste they don't have time,
to pay me any mind,
they don't care, they're unaware,
but I don't take it as unkind,
I know they're just trying to keep dry,
but for me it's the perfect alibi,
cause they can't see me cry,
When it rains,
tears all look the same,
I can hide all of my pain,
disguise all of my shame,
no, there's nothing to explain,
when it rains,
tears don't mean a thing,
I can hide all my disdain,
I don't feel so ashamed,
no, you'll never hear me complain,
when it rains
~where do the birds go when it rains,
do they hide in the trees or lite under the window panes,
or under nix the house eves -well?~
8/14/23
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr 2023
“When it rains, it pours”
Often turns out true
For one thing gone wrong
Sometimes starts a slew.
So an E.R. trip,
Which would be enough,
Then a tire near flat
Leads to other stuff.
Like no transport home
From a birthday meet,
Since the E.R. car
Had the booster seat.
Frantic texts and calls
‘Til things got resolved,
But the story then
Gets much more involved.
‘Cross the ocean, flights
Somehow got delayed.
Then a phone got lost,
Leaving all dismayed.
But the downpour stops
And the sun comes out.
All the ups and downs
Are what life’s about.
The rain is pouring
With the sun shining brightly
Now a rainbow is showing
After the rain passed
the ground is drenched with water
Being thirsty the ground drinks
When it rains in your head
both joy and sorrow are your shadow.
You feel those liquid stiletto's, feel
the downpour all day
as you walk smiling in the sunshine.
The rain does not stop
yet the black dog
you call your darkness
turns into a Golden Retriever,
a happy pup playing in-between
Spring raindrops.
Your head clears
and you don't have to smile
or paint your mask anymore.
When it rains
I look through my window at the star on the night sky
without them, it would have been like being blind
and I would have to look at the petrol station up the road
it is painted green and is not a wonder of architect wonder.
Sometimes rain heavy clouds block the stars,
I like rain it is needed, but not when it falls on me.
I walked in a night forest in the rain, looking for a lake that
has an inner glow from there I could find my way home
as the battery of my flashlight had gone.
I know what the animals snug in their burrows was thinking
what is this thundering fool doing here? A rabbit said he is looking for a lake
to cure his heartache. We can understand
that a fox said hadn´t it been raining I would have guided him
with that the other animals fell about laughing.
When it rains in the state of Georgia
When I look at the USA
and the leadership of her people
I understand why so man fled Europe to settle in a country, not theirs
so, what Israel does today is nothing new.
It has like the USA has become a fascist state hoisting the banner of democracy.
We are still free to criticise America or Australia who still has the mindset
of former prisoners.
We can be critical of Sweden that has surrounded their country
to an uneducated mass of Pakistani.
The well educated Syrians usually leave Sweden when the thing in their county
get more peaceful.
Jordan must stop the Jordan valley which Israel thinks of occupying
that can go in there protect the land.
President Abbas of Palestine is a stooge for Israel. He will do anything as long
as he is called president-
Have you ever heard of the saying…
When It Rains It Pours?
Well that saying became real
in my life a couple weeks ago.
And it made me super depressed.
Everything thing in my house
seemed to breakdown( two things)
I didn't have any money in my
savings or on credit card.
So it's extremely important to
save up money for a rainy day
because one never knows what
emergency will happen.
I learned that the hard. I strive to
do better in the future. As you know
we all learn lessons from life
experiences.
Well you may ask me what broke
down?
Let me tell you what it was……….
My refrigerator and the plumbing
in my bathroom, stopped working
almost at the same time.
Is the problem solved?
I am working on it.
Am I still depressed?
No, although those things
happened it could be much worse.
My kids are healthy,
I have a roof over my head,
lights, gas, food, bed and a deep
freezer( thank God for a deep freezer).
9-18-19
Alexis Y.
When it rains
When the first rain hits the earth..
Sultry heat waves gives up to the cool gust..
Thirst of the land is quenched by the scotch mist..
Farmers scatter the grains with hope of abundance in their fist..
A loner longs for love and lovers heart sores..
Along the coast the swelled sea roars..
Fisherman hang their boots with onset of the monsoon..
Giving the aquatic chances to procreate and boom..
Forlorn the lily bushes brace up to bloom…
Apprehensive the little seed peeps out of the womb..
Creepers competes with the meandering brooks…
Cracks in the ground heal to wear a green look..
Silver drops from heaven fall…
To cleanse the souls of one and all…
It was right after the sky had turn dark
My life change or more like I walked off my path
Every time it rains despair comes down
Sucking me into a black hole
No matter how much I try to break free
Demons demand a ransom from me
Rain rain go away that's all I could pray
But barrels rumble through the sky taking my fear away
As I stare through the window waiting for the rain to stop
My mind shifted on the path I once walk
Wishing I was that boy again
Thinking I was so close but yet faraway
Holding on to this youthful desire
Of wanting to be the best at what I do
After the rain I tend to forget what happen that day
For when I open my eyes the sky is clear
And for some reason I feel better in every single way
When It Rains
When it rains
The ghost comes out and smells the water
When it rains
The tree goes small and the baby cries harder
When it rains
The mountain is silent and bears the thunder
When it rains
The fire grows big and I become a gambler
When it rains
The river starts thinking and gets a fever
When it rains
The whiskey gets peaty and scents like a healer
When it rains
The time turns mighty and the rays the dimmer
When it rains
The deceits conquest and I disappear
When it rains I stand
By the window...in hope my
wife will let me in
When it rains, human tears drench the heart and soul
When it rains, heavens tears washes away pain and sorrow
but,
When it reins, there is control, mind rules over heart and soul
When it reins, direction and purpose will always play their role
and,
When it reigns, choice vanishes, the heart submits to the mind
When it reigns, contentment rules, peace and joy you will find
Derek John Hamilton November 23,2015
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