Rain Poems

A rainy day can be dreary or it can be a welcomed change in the weather. Poets can offer both perspectives. Here is a collection of great rain poetry from famous poets.

"The Rainy Day" by Henry Wadsworth Longfello
This rain poem from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow contains the lines:
"The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;"
"Spring Storm" by William Carlos Williams
This rainstorm poem contains the lines: "But water, water from a thousand runnels! It collects swiftly, dappled with black"
"Rain" by Robert Louis Stevenson
This is a very short poem by Robert Louis Stevenson Stevenson: "The Rain is raining all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here. And on the ships at sea."
"Rain in Summer" by Henry Wadsworth Longfello
This Longfellow rain poem contains the lines: "How beautiful is the rain! How it clatters along the roofs, Like the tramp of hoofs How it gushes and struggles out."
"Like Rain it sounded till it curved" by Emily Dickinson
Dickinson's rain poem begins:
"Like Rain it sounded till it curved
And then I new 'twas Wind --
It walked as wet as any Wave
But swept as dry as sand --"
"Rain Poem" by Emily Dickinson
Dickinson's rain poem begins:
"A drop fell on the apple tree
Another on the roof;
A half a dozen kissed the eaves,
And made the gables laugh."
"The Rain" by William Henry Davies
Davies' upbeat rain poem includes the lines: "Drop after drop; 'Tis a sweet noise to hear These green leaves drinking near."
"A Drop Fell On The Apple Tree" by Emily Dickinson
Dickinson's poem begins with the lines:
"A Drop fell on the Apple Tree -
Another - on the Roof -
A Half a Dozen kissed the Eaves -
And made the Gables laugh -"

You can find more poems in our Poems section

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