3 Perfect Poems for a Climate Changed & Rainy Day
Climate Poems for Rainy Days Amid Such Great Climate Changes
Gotcha! There’s no such thing as “Perfect,” except for you. You’re perfect.
”My Eighteen-Month-Old Daughter Talks to the Rain as the Amazon Burns” by Dante Di Stefano
the river’s our friend—
the world: an atom—
daughter: another
name for: hope—rain—change
begins when you hail
the sky sun & wind
the verdure inside
your heart’s four chambers
”the independence (of puerto rico)” by Raquel Salas Rivera
we are immenser than rivers in sea;
we are wider than wasted tyrannies;
we are more tender than roots with earth;
we are more tender than rain in moss;
we are more tender than downpour’s tremor;
we are stronger than overworked years;
we are braver than stalking anguish;
we are more beautiful than universal monarchies;
”Rain” by Alex Dimitrov
What other animal plans their own funeral?
What animal makes room for death like we do?
My friend believes the Brontë sisters
didn’t carry umbrellas since their characters
walked the moors without them.
What do you think? What poems would you add?
“Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain.” — Billie Holiday
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” — Dolly Parton