Well I skip from eve to eve as I wend my way,
going from home to work or just off for the day.
I sometimes wait for a quarter of an hour
and say a little prayer till there's a pause in the shower.
Oh, how I love the rain down in the Ole' French Quarters
I could sit in a cozy nook, forever and an hour...
watching the rain wash the gray slate streets,
then makin' my way home in my rain soaked feet.
Now some people say that rain's depressin',
for me it's always been mother natures calming blessin'.
So as the storm rolls with clouds and thunder
suddenly, nostalgically I'm transported to the wonder...
Of the rain I love down in the Ole' French Quarters
I could sit and read a book forever and an hour...
listening to the rain wash away the grime;
safely tucked inside from the city's crime.
Author notes
I wrote this song, while here in Florida, missing the rain of Louisiana,
Before Katrina struck New Orleans.
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Comments
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I love this, there is a real readability about your work, sort of like freh air poetry, good for the soul, you have a great style
thanks for sharing
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Oh I love the rain too!!!!
What a beautiful poem, I really enjoyed reading this.
Very well done.
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Wonderful...
There is nothing like the rain in the Quarter
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What wonderfully rich and textured imagery. Very well done. Congrats on the HM.
Garrison
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Wow! Stupendous work! I was trying to find a line that I liked best but they're all so wonderful! haha. Best of luck.
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I like this as a song, I bet you could make a living as a New Orleans poet, do you read in public, I bet you can find some musician to put a melody to this or he/she can do background music and you can read it like a New Orleans rap.
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i loved this i was in new orleans once an i loved it there too
i love the rhythm and the descriptions and your use of
forever and an hour...
it adds another level of charm an i can hear this as singing more then just reading it WTG!!!!
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Just wonderful. I love it as a poem, but I see how it's strength is for lyrics. Oh, do you know "Rainy Night In Georgia" Brooke Benton? It reminds me of the southern rains as well. You can 'feel' it on the skin.
Do you have a melody?
Do you play an instrument?
I hope you place in the contest!
It's hard to rate due to its improvisational meter.
Love it for the content.
Aesthetics is great too. Blessings, CookieZeal/D
(rains)<-- (apostrophe)- rain's
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Ah,maiden Degraw...as always it is such delight to read you.I am in agreement...DAMN the woe....BRING on the rain.Great write my friend.
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Really agreeing with Zigdaddy. After you got going, I got into the poem.
Loved the second and last stanzas, and your descriptions. Totally agreeing with you on rain being calming.
I always wanted to go to Louisiana. New Orleans in particular. I'm part Acadian, so no doubt I have long lost relatives living there
. But I always thought of it as a beautiful place. Sorry about the hurricane that hit it.
Good job on the poem.
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i didn't care for the beginning, but once you got going on this I enjoyed it. Especially liked the imagery of the rain on the gray slate streets. there is a melancholy ambiance to this write that i can identify with. malancholy in a good way.
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wonderfully, sorry to hear that this was personal for you, i was brave to write of what happened then.
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I would love to see the "Ole' French Quarters" in New Orleans! As for the rain....I love the rain. There is something comforting about it. And after a rainfall the air smells so sweet! ***Pam***
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I love reading about the old french quarters. The south is the best part of the world to me. This is a lovely write
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Beautifully done. I really enjoyed reading this piece. I've neve been to New Orleans, but it is on the top of my list next holiday I can muster. I love the gentleness of this, it takes you there. Excellent
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This is lovely
I know just what you mean and o a slow rainy day without lighteningyou ca find me out walking for I so love the feel of the mist on my face it gives me the feeling of walking next to the sea shore
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Excellent
Makes me think about slopping in puddles. One of the things I do when I get a chance.
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well written very nice. i enjoyed it. My father and his family are Cajuns from Baton Rouge.
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VERY GOOD POEM, however it does not pertain to the contest n have to remove it, unfortunately. but if u find another that pertains please feel free.
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I, too, have many fond memories of Lousiana. It never seems to lose its' antibellum charm for me. Plus it is the home many many people I love dearly. Best wishes in the contest.
Sincerely,
Leo Long
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