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umbrella rain
[No. 4 from The Children’s Collection]
“Rain never understands why people hide under their umbrellas!
Let us make a surprise to the rain by closing our umbrellas!”
–Mehmet Murat Ildan
i'm not afraid of walking in the rain,
although some folk may grumble and complain;
i like to feel rain rhythms on my face,
as shoulder to shoulder to earth they race.
my brother showed me how to drink the rain
by lolling out my tongue, and how to crane
my neck until my face was parallel
with where the cool, refreshing raindrops fell.
my mother taught me how to seize the rain:
to catch it in my hand like liquid grain,
and smell the freshness of its faint cologne
before its perfume on the wind is gone.
my father taught me how to brave the rain
so that my clothes escape the water stain:
"just open your umbrella to the sky
and, underneath your tent, you'll keep quite dry!"
© Copyright 2023 November 16
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
“Rain never understands why people hide under their umbrellas!
Let us make a surprise to the rain by closing our umbrellas!”
–Mehmet Murat Ildan
i'm not afraid of walking in the rain,
although some folk may grumble and complain;
i like to feel rain rhythms on my face,
as shoulder to shoulder to earth they race.
my brother showed me how to drink the rain
by lolling out my tongue, and how to crane
my neck until my face was parallel
with where the cool, refreshing raindrops fell.
my mother taught me how to seize the rain:
to catch it in my hand like liquid grain,
and smell the freshness of its faint cologne
before its perfume on the wind is gone.
my father taught me how to brave the rain
so that my clothes escape the water stain:
"just open your umbrella to the sky
and, underneath your tent, you'll keep quite dry!"
© Copyright 2023 November 16
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Published 16th Nov 2023
Author's Note
AI Summary [How does your human critique compare!?]
'The poem "Umbrella Rain" by Clyve A. Bowen expresses the author's love for walking in the rain and the lessons he learned from his family about how to enjoy it. The author enjoys feeling the rain on his face and his brother taught him how to drink the rain by sticking out his tongue. His mother taught him to catch the rain in his hand and appreciate its freshness before it disappears. Finally, his father taught him how to stay dry by opening an umbrella. The poem celebrates the beauty of rain and the joy that can be found in simple pleasures.'
'The poem "Umbrella Rain" by Clyve A. Bowen expresses the author's love for walking in the rain and the lessons he learned from his family about how to enjoy it. The author enjoys feeling the rain on his face and his brother taught him how to drink the rain by sticking out his tongue. His mother taught him to catch the rain in his hand and appreciate its freshness before it disappears. Finally, his father taught him how to stay dry by opening an umbrella. The poem celebrates the beauty of rain and the joy that can be found in simple pleasures.'
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