Let It Rain
Rain’s thudding on the verandah, loud and hard
Fat drops are flooding my courtyard
The deluge’s symphony has been playing all night
And the grey cloud dawn, needs assistance from my porch light
The welcomed downpour, is coolly refreshing
My garden ferns and flowers are happily dancing
Although the noise of pelting rain
Has my morning music’s hum, being drowned
As leaves and cascading waters, gurgle down the drain
I listen a legend singing, with passion about the rain
Ivor Steven (c) Nov 2019
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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer.
I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.
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Nice way to spend a rainy night, Ivor.
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It’s a happy rain here in Geelong Mark…. after a long dry spell……
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Yeah, I know about that. We need some rain in Cali to put out the fires.
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Yes…. your fires have bad…!!
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A heavenly blessing … after
much drought stricken travelling.
We are lucky in coastal Victoria.
The more rain in November
the less bushfire in December.
But do remember, Ivor,
if you see smoke on the horizon,
quickly get packing, and go
and for a swim in the reservoir.
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No smoking in Geelong
We’ve waiting for spring rain too long
Time for another great song
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From Tom Waits to Led Zeppelin
The rain of songs is a blessing ☔
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Rain World wide is good
I like Solstafir, from Iceland
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“🎶We come from the land
of the ice and snow 🌧️ ❄️
From the midnight sun,
where the hot springs flow
The hammer of the gods ⚒️
W’ell drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde, and sing and cry
Valhalla, I am coming! 🎶 😎
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Haha, I don’t go to my next poet recital At Valhalla (Bar) ’til 26th Nov
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Don’t forget to take
your Viking horns 😎
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I take a sharp pen
Talk like Cohen’s Zen
Then retire to the bar
To fill my beer jar
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Sounds like a plan
worthy of the Dylan 🍺
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I don’t need much encouragement
When the plan involves a amber movement
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You looked very cosy and dry watching the falling rain! 🙂
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Yes ..I was enjoying breakfast and the rain-storm….xxx
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Glad that you are looking so well Ivor. Hopefully we’ll all get just the right amount of rain that we need.
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Thank you Peter, yes, I’m feeling ok
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Beautiful rain poem…and the songs too! We just had our first November rain…an apt post for today ♥
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We needed the rain ☔😊💙
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Fine description of a welcome symphony.
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Thank you Derrick, yes it’s been very dry
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A beautiful sound, for sure! I love rain! And just reading your poem….I can hear the rain, feel it, smell it! I’m sure all the plants, trees, and animals welcomed it’s company! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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Yes, My breakfast was truly fun time, sharing my verandah with the refreshing rain storm…xx
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I love the sound of rain! So sootheing! 😀
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