We’ve had SO much rain around the country lately that I thought it might be good to write about what you do, see, feel and think about on those rainy days. Do you jump in puddles, wait for rainbows, catch the river rising, surf the waves after the storm, listen to the sound of rain on your tin roof, or do you sit quietly watching the drops running down a window pane?
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Stop, rain, stop!
Not another drop!
My friends are here. They’ve come to play.
We want to be outdoors today.
Stop, rain, stop!
Stop, rain, stop!
Not another drop!
We do not want our washing wet,
But you make sure that’s what we get.
Stop, rain, stop!
Stop, rain, stop!
Not another drop!
You’ve been around for several hours:
Look how you’re drowning all the flowers!
Stop, rain, stop!
Stop, rain, stop!
Not another drop!
Go help the farmer grow his wheat
And give his stock green grass to eat.
Stop, rain, stop!
Drip . . . . . drip . . . . . . . . . . . . plop!
At last, the final drop!
Now we’ll get a flower display.
Now the washing’s on its way.
Now we can go out to play!
Monty says: The poem sets out to give voice to the dissatisfaction and frustration we often feel when wet weather disrupts our plans – a common experience for both children and adults.
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