Rain
Brady Bowen 1973 (Louisiana)
The Rain
This pelting spirit rain beats upon me
like the leaden bullets of longing
not in simple free-fall, but launched hellward
belched like silent thunder from black iron
exquisitely targeted; a cruciform crosshairs
fixed on the soul, trained on the mind
No umbrella of iron makes canopy above
I long ago beat it into strongboxed memory
my secret singularity in Munin’s claws
densely packed and catalogued
the compartmented maze of mindfulness
the string of hope will lead right back home
The paindrops bring my ancient frienemy
the one we name humility in hushed acid
a burning word that sears the tongue
as it is breathed into existence as a cloud
a nimbus in reverse that sends rain up
Back to that artful artillery of regret
guided true by the exhale of pride
like fumes of lightspeed radar
my smallness is my brightest gem
my insignificance is my new wisdom
formidable I am with it on my brow
About this poem
Growth after tragedy
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Written on April 24, 2022
Submitted by BradyB999 on April 24, 2022
Modified on April 11, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 927 |
Words | 181 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 5, 6 |
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