Rain fell last night -- quiet, gentle rain That tapped against my window pane And called me back from troubled sleep To soothe a heart too numb to weep. My loneliness was deep and real, And like a wound that will not heal, It throbbed within me, and I knew My arms were empty without you. But as I listened to the sound Of soft rain falling on the ground, I heard your voice, tender and clear, Call my name, and, oh, my dear, I threw my window open wide To let the sweet rain rush inside. It kissed my lips, my eyes, my hair, And, Love, I knew that you were there. Tears that my heart could not release Fell down from heaven, bringing peace. Last night while grey clouds softly wept, I held you in my arms and slept. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY AIN WIFE by ALEXANDER LAING THE MARYLAND BATTALION [AUGUST 27, 1776] by JOHN WILLIAMSON PALMER BALLADE OF THE FOREST HAUNTERS by THEODORE FAULLAIN DE BANVILLE THE WATERS OF H. BAPTISME by JOSEPH BEAUMONT MY ALPENSTOCK by HENRY GLASSFORD BELL THE INDIAN SUMMER by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD BRITANNIA'S PASTORALS: BOOK 3. THE SECOND SONG by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) |