Poems (Curwen)/Sunshine after Rain

by Annie Isabel Curwen

Sunshine after Rain.

The Frost has spread
Dry sheets on Winter's cold damp bed!
And soon the snow
Will her soft blanket also throw
Softly over
His chilled form, and Earth will recover
Lost warmth again.
Poor Earth! all sodden with the rain,
Lifts up her eyes
With hopefulness to the bright skies;
Its bright blue dome
Is welcome as the lights of home
On darksome night,
So long has it been hidden from sight
By clouds of rain.
But now we'll sing in cheerier strain
Of brighter hours,
Of longer days, and coming flowers;
Dream happier dreams,
And form, more hopefully, our schemes;
And merrily go
Upon our way, with hearts aglow,
Smiling again,
Glad with the sunshine after rain.
What if the sod
Be damp and chill? 'tis the will of God.
If He sends rain,
Who are we that we should complain?
Both rain and shine
Are planned in wisdom by the Divine.
He cannot err,
And so with patience let us bear
Our loss; and gain
Will come with sunshine after rain.