And when the Sun comes out,/ After this Rain shall stop, /A wondrous Light will fill Each dark, round drop;/ I hope the Sun shines bright; /’Twill be a lovely sight.

William Henry Davies - The Rain Poem

Jul 18, 2025

The whole poem -

The Rain Poem

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I hear leaves drinking rain;
I hear rich leaves on top
Giving the poor beneath
Drop after drop;
’Tis a sweet noise to hear      
These green leaves drinking near.        

And when the Sun comes out,
After this Rain shall stop,
A wondrous Light will fill
Each dark, round drop;
I hope the Sun shines bright;
’Twill be a lovely sight.

William Henry Davies

Davies was a Welsh poet who lived from 1871 to 1940. He spent a lot of his life as a tramp. A hobo. He called his life story “Autobiography of a Supertramp” he probably always took the long way home. He was a fine poet ! George Bernard Shaw was an early fan. Evidently the first guitar player for the group “Supertramp” gave the group its name and then left.

Here's the book! I've only read a bit of the introduction by Shaw. Quite Shavian !

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51425

Let's look as the wondrous light fills each round drop