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Poetry Corner: Johanna Ely “What the Rain Has”

March 2, 2018 by Johanna Ely Leave a Comment

This rain has a silver tongue to taste the sweet silence of morning. It has lungs to breathe in the dawn’s goodbye— a last glance looking back over a shoulder of dark clouds. It has lips to mouth all the unspoken words caught in a dream. Listen! Rata-tat-tat— hard drops on skylight glass. This rain […]

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Poetry Corner: Ranjit Gill “Walking on a Rainy Day”

February 9, 2018 by Ranjit Gill Leave a Comment

A rainy day will beat a sunny day any day. I’ll tell the sun to go away. Splashing in a puddle, kids play! I like walking in the rain it’s entertaining. Forget the sunshine, I hold an umbrella and enjoy the rain show. The day is mine. Tomorrow, who knows?

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Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Rain”

November 3, 2017 by James M. Garrett Leave a Comment

It was raining then, as it is raining now. The drops cooling the earth where we made our first vow. The wind brings again that breath of chill, That I knew before when you loved me still. The drops dance lightly round my face, Mixing their bodies with the tears they erase. A muffled sigh […]

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