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Trillium
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0 posted 2002-05-24 03:57 PM






Blessed With Rain

The world is hushed by rain today.
No sounds of children at their play.
Only the whisper in the air,
As gentle rain falls everywhere.
The coolness is a welcome treat
From many days of summer heat
And with my windows open wide,
I hear the nighttime world outside.

A neighbor's dog, who thinks that he
Must save us from catastrophe,
By baying madly at the dark.
A note of panic in his bark.
Then when he stops and silence falls,
It isn't long before the calls
Of hunting owls drift eerily
Across the woods, where every tree
Festooned with beads of moisture, sheds,
Refreshment on the forest beds.
Tomorrow may be hot again,
But for tonight, we're blessed with rain!



Betty Lou Hebert

Published by Chaparral News 1998

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1 posted 2002-05-24 04:08 PM


Beautiful Betty.  Gentle rains are a blessing and restful.  Joyce
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2 posted 2002-05-24 07:54 PM


Beautifully done, Betty Lou!
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3 posted 2002-05-26 11:40 AM


BettyLou~

'The world is hushed by rain today.
No sounds of children at their play.
Only the whisper in the air,
As gentle rain falls everywhere.'


This whispered so gently down the page~
Lovely, lovely poetess you are~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

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4 posted 2002-05-26 12:25 PM


Ah, Betty, this reads like a soft melody ...a requiem to rain..

A friend hears the song in my heart, and sings it to me when my memory fails.

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5 posted 2002-05-27 10:03 PM


Joyce:  Thanks for your remarks.  We've certainly had lots of these rainy blessings lately!!

Betty Lou Hebert

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6 posted 2002-05-27 10:04 PM


Thank you Denise!  Appreciate your comments.

Betty Lou Hebert

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7 posted 2002-05-27 10:05 PM


Marge:  Thank you so much my friend! You are always generous in your comments.

Betty Lou Hebert

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8 posted 2002-05-27 10:06 PM


ellie:  Thank you for reading and nice comments.

Betty Lou Hebert

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9 posted 2002-05-28 01:37 PM


I also love the soft  "hush" of rain, Betty Lou...
a marvellous atmosphere here!
Lary


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10 posted 2002-05-28 04:10 PM


Lary:  thanks for commenting.  Glad you liked the poem.

Betty Lou Hebert

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11 posted 2002-05-30 11:39 AM


wonderful expression of the rain through someone who clearly appreciates it...I love rain!  So refreshing, clean, and all you described it as. :-)
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12 posted 2002-05-30 11:56 AM


leafserenade:  Thank you for commenting on my poem.

Betty Lou Hebert

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13 posted 2002-05-30 02:02 PM


what a nice description:

>A neighbor's dog, who thinks that he
Must save us from catastrophe,
By baying madly at the dark.
A note of panic in his bark.
Then when he stops and silence falls,
It isn't long before the calls
Of hunting owls drift eerily
Across the woods, where every tree
Festooned with beads of moisture, sheds,
Refreshment on the forest beds.
Tomorrow may be hot again,
But for tonight, we're blessed with rain!
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You're a good observer. Though I don't rainy day, I like it in this poem.

Eliza Simmons
~Flower lasts so an hour, yet spring will brings her back to life again.

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14 posted 2002-05-30 04:33 PM


Eliza:  Thank you for commenting and glad you liked the poem.  Sometimes, rain really is a blessing.

Betty Lou Hebert

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