“Rain” By John B. Baur *

~~~~~~~   Part 1. Eden Preserved    ~~~~~~~

Do you ever listen,  listen to the rain

To its pita patter,  upon the window pane?

v1.

Do you ever watch ~ the raindrops ~ brightly glisten

As in

The silver moonlight,  they ripple on the bay

With night winds from the north,

A moon lit

Powdered snow

(like star dust from afar)

Softly starts to fall

Then caught up in a breeze

It gently starts to swirl ~ Upward ~ Towards the sky

To pine trees tall and mountains high

Then with the morn

As if reborn

Each droplet hugs  a  golden sun lit ray

Birds on the wing,  in their nests,  everywhere

They welcome the rain

The birds as they sing  are a part of this song

The song of the rain

Animals also,  listen and watch

And flowers wear droplets like jewels

The friendly rain,  the singing,  dancing,  joyful rain

A Halo by night,  a Rainbow by day

A Crown

For “Mother Nature”

~~~~~~~  THEN  ~~~~~~~

As the evening does draw nigh

The wind and rain intensify,

The darkened sky ~ no moon, no stars

The haunting wind, its eerie cry

The lightening flashes all around,  illuminating

Ground and sky and mountains high

Reflected in the lake below,

The thunder rumbles all about

A mighty sound,  a roaring shout!

This too you see is Nature’s plan

For parched desert welcomes thee

That life in great profusion  might abound!

Then as the dawn,  and pink skies reappear

I hear

The whisper of the breeze ~ the chirping of the birds

The splashing of the waterfall ~ the murmur of the brook

v12.

I look ~ into a pool ~ of water crystal clear,

Flowers

Bedecked with diamonds dew

And butterflies appear

Grapes of wine with suckle vine

And humming birds so near

Flitting all  aroun(d)

And spraying sun lit droplets

For their crown

The mockingbirds they 

Do repeat, the

Nightingales with song so sweet

The orchids,  poppies,  roses,  they enhance

For me this was a solemn trance ~ a wondrous reverie

And asked myself the question where,

“Where might this place be?”

I searched my mind,  I searched my soul

In contemplative bliss

But Sooon to Beee Distu~rrrbed!!!

~~~~~~~   Part 2. Trouble in Paradise    ~~~~~~~

It is “The Valley of the Lilies and the Lilacs”

And

Weeping willows too

Where

Eagles fly,  mid  mountains high

Across

The clear blue sky

And then a

Burst of Flames!!!

v18.

“No oh No!  Columbia!  The Challenger To Join!!!”

Man’s horizon to expand

For now they know

The Great

“I AM”

* EX:3

It hath been said, from dust to dust,

And we Salute

“The Brave,  The Dead,  The True”

of Nine Eleven Too

So Let

The Trumpet Sound!!!

Let The Bell ~ of Freedom Toll

And

Let’s give praise ~ and humble thanks

For

Heroes that survive ~ and Live

To lead again!

WTC (hyperlink)

We beseech  for wisdom wise

To guard our land

And

Peace with justice ~ mercy too!

For all Mankind

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I looked  into the pool

Of

Water Crystal Clear

There were

No flowers  bedecked with dew

No butterflies ~ No humming birds

With

Rainbow crowns

The nightingales with sounds

So sweet,

I did  Not hear

The mockingbirds with naught

To sound

Were silence bound!

The Eagles high,  midst clear blue sky

They were not there!

No golden droplets  splashing in the sun

I looked again  into the pool

Of

Water crystal clear

The weeping willow did remain

And then a figure

Did appear

Tear drops falling from her eyes

And shadows dark

Upon

Her face

Her grief ~ her pain!

v29.

* FBC

And yet she cried

“Be

Merciful

Seek not revenge!”

~~~~   Part 3.  Tribulation ~ Restoration?  ~~~~

Be merciful ~ seek restoration!

We are a nation of great strength

A beacon light

To

All Mankind

v31.

And only if we know ~ within our  “Heart of Hearts”

That others

Plan destruction,  should we,  pre-emptive be

It is

A sacred choice,  it is Our destiny!

And so the snows of winter,  cover up the land,

The sands of time

They will record,  for all Eternity

The

Choice we make

For

Now and Evermore!

“Oh Captain ~ Our Captain”

Where

Doest thou sail this Ship?

This Ship of State

The Vessel of Mankind?

v34.

~~~~~~~ (Our Homeland) ~~~~~~~

Preserve our planet and our

Eden

Restore the lands  from shore to shore

Protect the Air,  the Forests,  Water and much more

Guard the spirit of our young

With

Noble deeds  and  Noble thoughts,

Language,  Math and Science,  Arts and Sports

Social Studies,  English Lit.

Not

For just a few, but all

Allow that Voluntary ~ Songs of Praise

Be Sung

After hours  or before  the bell is rung

Do these things  and  heal our Nation

Curse not our future generation,  with fear,  mistrust,

And Isolation!!!

So

Do you ever listen,  listen to the rain

To its pita patter

Upon the window pane?

Give

Life a chance,  it  says to me

v39.

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