All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
Rain MAG
May 2, 2009
Now the rain is twelve billion fingers
tapping rapid-fire on my rooftop.
And occasionally, when the sky calls for crescendo,
the fingers fly down furiously
in forceful fortissimo.
And afterward, the score reads “calm down, now,
decrescendo, now,”
and there's something like peace
for this sodden house and puddled yard.
And the clouds roll by quickly now,
and haul their twelve billion fingers along,
performing Schumann on shingles, and
coaxing out spring birds
to hum along in the rising mist.
© Lauren N., Denton, TX
Similar Articles
Previous Next
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 1 comment.
23 articles 10 photos 155 comments
Favorite Quote:
wat doesnt kill you only makes you stronger