Blessed Be the Rain
© Candice James, Poet Laureate Emerita
New Westminster, BC CANADA
Blessed be the rain
That falls from the eyes in the sky.
There is a cleansing to this wet.
The fresh smell of soil and vegetation
Escaping from the earth
Infuse the atmosphere,
Sweeten the air.
Raindrops bump and grind
Falling in short lived expectation
Crowning invisible dominions
Holding court in nature’s chambers
And disappearing mansions
Blessed be the rain
That falls from the eyes of the soul
Filling the canyons of the mind,
Overflowing the rivers of the heart
Rinsing the spirit clean.
Blessed be the rain
Keeper of raging rivers
And gentle streams
The essence
Of life
And rebirth.