Rain, Rain Don't Go Away...

Someone asked me about this poem recently so I reprinted it here. The illustration is pen and watercolor. I wrote and illustrated it out of my own childhood memories for anyone who does not like grey weather.  Perhaps another view will make you smile… Here's hoping.

Rain, Rain, Don't Go Away

Little one here wants to play

Inside,

Where it's warm

And stay there all day.

I loved it when the days were grey and clouds were low

They seemed to want it so

To be near us, to bring Heaven down

Down below.

It felt cozy and comfy

A blanket from the winter cold

It seemed I could touch them

Yet being so small.

I loved it when it rained all day

It sprinkled evenly, a lot like snow

Then streets would sparkle 

And shops would glow...

I loved it and enjoyed it so.

There were puddles

In shiny street

The rain in gutters

Running on at full speed

I loved how things twinkled

After being so cleaned

The street lights would shimmer

The asphalt would gleem.

Trees became ornaments

Windows were jewels

And the shops 

Just invited you in.

The Bakery is warm

The glass door keeps it dry

And the shelves are crammed full

Of good things to buy;

Breads and rolls

Of all sizes and shapes

Ladies with baskets 

And kids in their wake

The butcher shop bustles 

With shoppers today

They are planning their meals

From the luscious display

And a dog wags its tail. 

Outside again now, 

Quickly back to the car,

With the singsong of splatter

As the tram hurries by.

Briefcases, black hats 

Umbrellas and boots

Bicycles, baskets

And ladies with goods

And all running here

And all running there

Splattering music everywhere

Cars and trucks and cargo-bikes too

Rushing forth with things to do

Cheeks are wet and collars high

Raincoats dripping under the sky.

Now safely home

With lamps that glow

  Get us our slippers

And kettle for tea.

These memories I treasure  

These thoughts I will keep. 





Back then I was little

So young and amazed

And I may be much older 

But some things don't change

 I still and will always

Enjoy rainy gray.

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