Requiem for a Rainy Day
1. Introit
rest
in the soft
sweetness
of a rainy day
open
the windows
sit easy
rest
2. Kyrie
have mercy on the gray skies
mercy on the rain drops
mercy on the wet rainbowed asphalt
mercy for the dreariness
mercy for the boredom
mercy for the lack-luster
3. Recordare
remember the sound
of the rain on the roof
remember the smell
of dampened dust
remember the blur
of the cloudy mist
4. Lacrimosa
oh weep with the sky
weep with the rain drops
weep for the oiled street
cry for the dreariness
cry for the boredom
oh cry for the rainy day
5. Offertorium
the clouds offer rain to the soil
the soil offers rain to the trees
the trees offer breath to the clouds
none ask anything for themselves
6. Lux Aeternae
see the light from day reflected in the rain
light from the sky
light from the covered sun
light streaming around you
light within you forever and forever
7. Benedictus
may the rain find you safe from storm
may the clouds shelter you from vast openness
may the rest comfort you
may the boredom release your imagination
may the rainy day offer you its blessing
as you wake, rise, and go out into the world
So be it.
Pamela Olson, 4/2/08
This poem was inspired by the prompt, “Requiem” at Two for Tuesdays.
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