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In addition to being the founder of the Rabbit Room, Andrew Peterson is a singer, songwriter, poet, and the author of the popular children’s series, The Wingfeather Saga.
This poem is part of a series of sonnets for Lent and Easter.
Lenten Sonnet | April 3, 2017
by Andrew Peterson
Rain. An excuse to stand at the window And listen, watch, wait. Listen: to the hush Of the house as still as a dark burrow Where an animal hides. Listen: the rush Of occasional gusts, then the stillness. Watch: the wrens hopping from stem to wet stem Their happy bearing in contrast to titmice Who always seem afraid. Watch: the mayhem That strikes when the grumpy bluejay, twice As big as the rest, frumps onto a branch. Wait: for what? For the steady rain to cease. Wait: for the fair sunlight to avalanche Down from space and remake the world again. Then let my steps be fearless, like the wren.
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“Rain. An excuse to stand at the window
And listen, watch, wait…”
I love that.
I felt the calmness of waiting. The beauty of the rain and the birds. Thank you.