The Soft Hymn Of the Rain

See another round of two original sonnets by the blogger ibikunle Abraham Laniyan. The first is written in the traditional Shakespearean form (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG) and focuses on the quiet beauty of a rainy morning. The second is a more modern, unrhymed sonnet that captures the passing of time.

I. The Rain’s soft Hymn

The quiet morning brings a silver gray,As gentle drops begin to kiss the glass.The heavy clouds chase all the blue away,And wash the dust from every sleeping blade of grass.A cool breath wanders through the silent trees,And stirs the foliage in a rhythmic dance.The weary world surrenders to the breeze,And falls into a deep and peaceful trance.Yet in this gloom, a vibrant life is born,The thirsty roots drink deeply of the rain.A soft renewal greets the breaking morn,And washes clean the heart of every pain.For after every storm that skies can pour,The earth awakens richer than before.

II. The River of Time

The clock ignores the frantic pace of man,And quietly turns the hourglass in the dark.We try to catch the sand within our hand,But every grain leaves an invisible mark.The seasons shift from green to frosted white,While fleeting years dissolve into the sea.The brightest dawn must yield to starry night,And shape the person we are meant to be.Do not regret the fading of the sun,Or mourn the shadows as they start to fall.For every ending is a new begun,And memory preserves the best of all.We are but brief notes in a grander song,That echo on the shore where we belong.