SUMMER RAIN
The mountain streams are silent
Or whisper faint and low,
The Earth is grateful to the dews
For moisture which the clouds refuse;
Blow, West Wind,-blow!
And fall, O Gentle Rain!
Awake the music of the bowers,
Unfold the beauty of the flowers;
The cornfields long to hear thy voice,
And woods and orchards will rejoice
To see thee, gentle Rain!
It comes! The gushing wealth descends!
Hark! how it patters on the leaves!
Hark! how it drips from cottage eaves!
The pastures and the clouds are friends;
Drop gently, gentle Rain!
The fainting corn-stalk lifts its head,
The grass grows greener at the tread,
The woods are musical again;
And from the hill-side springing,
Down comes the torrent singing,
With grateful nature in accord,
A full-voiced anthem to the Lord.
To thank Him for the Rain.
C. MACKAY
Summary: 'Summer Rain' by C. Mackay is a poetic celebration of rain's arrival during a dry season. It appeals to the West Wind to bring gentle rain, thanking it for the moisture clouds deny. The poem vividly describes the anticipation and arrival of rain, highlighting its positive impact on nature. As raindrops fall, they awaken the music of the surroundings, bringing life to the earth, nourishing crops, and reviving the beauty of flowers. The poem culminates in a grateful anthem to the Lord for the blessing of rain.
