The Beauty of the Rain

As I sit in the chair

and gaze out the window,

I watch the rain -

the quiet, persistent rain.

I realize its beauty -

it falls from the heavens

and washes away

all the problems and sadness

of this passing day.

We don't understand

so we run -

we run

from the rain

as it begins to fall.

But, in reality,

the rain gives us hope

and the promise

of a better day to come.

The sun will come out -  

but only after

the rain has washed away

all the problems and sadness

of this passing day.

Stolen line: "the quiet, persistent rain"

from "The Rain" by Robert Creeley