From the Land of Dreams By John Todhunter. With an introduction by T. W. Rolleston |
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A SONG OF THE RAIN
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 | From the Land of Dreams |  |
A SONG OF THE RAIN
(A Girl stands at a window)
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The rain, the rain, the rain upon the pane,How it spirts and ceases,
As the spite of the gale increases,
Then pauses and dies again!
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The rain-drops fallen out of the skiesHang upon the pane,
Gather, and fall slowly, like tears from lovers' eyes
When they know their weeping is vain.
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The rain, the rain, the rain from over the plainComes drenching, splashing
The pane, as the lightning flashing
Leaps out, and is gone again.
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The rain-drops pine for their home in the skies,And vanish from the pane;
Yet still my tears are falling slow from these lonely eyes,
Though I know my weeping is vain.
| From the Land of Dreams | |