The ninth day of April this year is Easter, long celebrated as a day of rebirth and renewal. We pack a lot into our holidays...religious observances combined with food, family gatherings and a bit of magic--a good combination, I think.
The weather also plays a role, sometimes hindering and sometimes enhancing our holiday celebrations. Thus, today is a good day for a brief poetic tribute to rain. Here in Minnesota, after an extremely snowy winter, we welcomed the heat to melt the snow and will welcome some April rains to wash away the detritus of the winter months.
Outside
by Lilian Moore
I
am inside
looking outside
at the pelting
rain--
where the outside world
is melting
upon my window
pane.
April Rain Song
by Langston Hughes
Let the rain kiss you.
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops.
Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk.
The rain makes running pools in the gutter.
The rain plays a little sleep-song on our roof at night--
And I love the rain.
Rainy Day: Stories and Poems, Edited by Caroline Feller Bauer, Harper Collins, 1986.
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