Poem - Photo - When It's Raining

Rain
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg

When It's Raining by Rob Oxford

The world’s a different place when it’s raining

Can you tell from outer space that it’s raining?

Sometimes a race is "called" because it’s raining

But some games can still be played when it’s raining

(Like Checkers and Chess)

Worms will stick their necks out when it's raining

But then birds have them for lunch when it's raining

Puddles can be jumped in when it's raining

That’s why Moms get a bit cross when it's raining

Squirrels will run across your yard when it's raining

But have trouble dodging cars when it’s raining

You can stay dry but it's hard when it's raining

It just depends on where you are when it’s raining

The rain makes funny sounds when it's raining

It kind of ricochets off the ground when it’s raining

For 40 Days and 40 Nights it kept on raining

But in the rain, Marines still train when it’s raining

My Dad said the fish like to bite when it’s raining

But when they don’t, let me tell you it gets boring

It’s hard to fly a kite when it’s raining

Because you can’t look up into the sky when it’s raining

There are big drops, there are small drops 

And a rainbow when the rain stops

But I like the rain

And I like what it brings 

Because I know that it brings

New life to things