Don’t you love the smell of rain <br />On a dark soppy afternoon? <br />The sound of plopping water <br />Sometimes comes none too soon <br /> <br />For at times our world is dry <br />Not a rainy day in sight <br />But finally the time will come <br />To relive us from our plight <br /> <br />The ground has been so hard <br />And cracked without the rain <br />So when the skies open up <br />It’s refreshing once again <br /> <br />Poor little flowers so thirsty <br />For we cannot water them all <br />They need that precious rain <br />To grow up strong and tall <br /> <br />But the smell of rain I think <br />Is the most delicious way <br />To settle all the dustiness <br />I just love a rainy day <br /> <br />So when the rain is coming <br />Try not to dread it so <br />For it keeps the plants from dying <br />It’s the only way, you know <br /> <br />You must never be too busy <br />To pause your life again <br />Take time for just a moment <br />To stop and smell the rain!<br /><br />Marilyn Lott<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/smell-the-rain/
