Rainy Days
Storm clouds cover the sun and darken the skies. It is time for a time–out, a reminder of the insignificance of our troubles when set against the full fury of nature, a cleansing of the landscape’s abused palate, and maybe a light show to make up for any inconvenience.
“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.”
– Langston Hughes
“I grew up in this town, my poetry was born between the hill and the river, it took its voice from the rain, and like the timber, it steeped itself in the forests.”
– Pablo Neruda
“The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walking in the rain.”
– Billie Holiday
“Tell me how many beads there are
In a silver chain
Of evening rain,
Unravelled from the tumbling main…”– Thomas Lovell Beddoes
“Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.”
– Author Unknown
“I’m singing in the rain, just singing in the rain; What a wonderful feeling, I’m happy again.”
– Arthur Freed
“The storm starts, when the drops start dropping; When the drops stop dropping then the storm starts stopping.”
– Dr. Seuss
“And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.”
– G. K. Chesterton
“Expect sadness like you expect rain. both, cleanse you.”
– Nayyirah Waheed
