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Rain Poems | Examples of Rain Poetry

Rain Poems - Examples of all types of rain poetry to share and read. This list of rain poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of rain poetry. This list of works about rain is an excellent resource for examples on how to write rain poems.
Premium Member Raining In Summer
Torrential downpours drown this summer day; huge puddles forming, filled with tears of rain. No sun and sky of blue- my heart gives way to sadness while my mood reflects past pain. Amazing, how a summer storm will bring old...Read the rest...
Categories: emotions, rain, sad,
Form: Sonnet



Premium Member Raining in Summer-Symphonic Summer Rain
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I close my eyes with the sound of rain, it splatters in puddles, on the rain gutter, sharp patter on metal, dull sound on concrete, softly drumming oleander leaves. Rat-at-tat-rat-a-tat-tat-tat. Ping! Triangles ring on the fireplace flu Ping! Rat-a-tat-tat-tat. Ping! Summer rain collects, cascading from the...Read the rest...
Categories: rain, summer,
Form: Free verse
RAINING IN SUMMER
RAINING IN SUMMER There are some for whom rain is a blessing After weeks of drought and dry riverbeds Those precious droplets of cool clear water Yet hardly enough to restore cracked earth But welcome, as many rush to fill...Read the rest...
Categories: rain, summer,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Symmetry Of Souls
Walking in silence in the soft summers rain, In treetops a song thrush singing your name. Asleep Sensuous memories, if you only knew, Seeking solace in rainbows I see only you . Swifts soar skywards like ballerinas...Read the rest...
Categories: devotion, love, rain, soulmate,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Field Day
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ thunder rumbles as leaves become water slides for the baby droplets ...Read the rest...
Categories: rain, storm,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Raining in Summer
I've always lived in Southern California. I've never heard of summer rain. This notion, I have to say, quite honestly, Strikes me as insane.    I might as well speak of fluffy penguins Who live in the Sahara, Or opine on...Read the rest...
Categories: nonsense, rain, silly, summer,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Water
Water Written: by Miracle Man 5/16/2024 Morning started with just a tiny mist, leaves on plants are just being kissed. It won’t be long, until they’re strong, and from my water hose they ‘ll subsist. ...Read the rest...
Categories: rain, water,
Form: Limerick
Squaring The Circle - Square Dance
Who said life was going to be fair? Come on, let’s make this circle square, Poor as church mice, bolder than brass, Circle right then show me the cash. We'll keep it underneath your hat, But there’s no room to...Read the rest...
Categories: cat, dog, music, rain,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member The Symphony
Sometimes, always, & rather unsurprisingly, I start to wonder… why...my heart cannot explain, the corporeal notes, of music, in just a droplet, of rain. ...Read the rest...
Categories: rain, confusion, extended metaphor, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member If you only knew
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ If you only knew ..., ...Read the rest...
Categories: rain, appreciation, beautiful, beauty, character,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The River Flows South
The river waters flow Like the blood runs through my veins Wherever they may go They carry my joys and pains And when the waters rise From a torrential rain Like the teardrops in my eyes It leaves a lasting...Read the rest...
Categories: rain,
Form: Rhyme
Sorrow bird
The sorrow bird Sings to no living thing But the rain. It Shakes its wet wings So one day it might fly Away to a new perch So lovely and dry ...Read the rest...
Categories: rain, animal, bird, life, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member whispering birds through wind and light rain
My open-ended lines can convey more than one idea. Verse 3, middle line, ends in “I am.” I am both okay (today) & puddles on pavement. whispering birds through wind and light rain no drama of...Read the rest...
Categories: morning, rain,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Yard Work
Yard Work Written: by Miracle Man 5/13/2024 The morning has started with a drizzle falling, my name, the tall grass, seems to be calling. But a puddled yard, makes mowing hard, and daily rains have made mowing appalling. ...Read the rest...
Categories: rain, work,
Form: Limerick
Under Clearer Skies
Underneath cloudy morning skies, we can touch the rain, we can feel our pain, we can witness sorrow. Underneath clearer afternoon skies, we can observe the light, we can experience warmth, we can feel the sun, then maybe everyone, will somehow see tomorrow. ...Read the rest...
Categories: metaphor, morning, pain, rain,
Form: Rhyme

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