Poems

"Let The Rain Kiss..."
The participants in the Children’s Literature for Parenting book groups write poetry in response to the books that they read. Often their poems are written for or about their children. The following poems were written in response to Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse and were inspired by the poem “April Rain Song” by Langston Hughes.

Let The Rain Kiss...
Let the rain kiss
the world,
and still make it go
around and around.
Let the rain kiss
me and my kids,
to still make us
safe and sound.
Let the rain kiss
everyone to do right
not wrong.
Let the rain kiss me,
for making this poem.

  — Angela Bailey, age 19

Let The Rain Kiss...
Let the rain kiss my mother,
so it can wash away her stress.
Let the rain kiss my daughter,
so the dirt can wash off her pretty dress.
Let the rain kiss my son,
so afterwards he can play in the rainbow
and have some fun.
Let the rain kiss the rest of my family,
so they can live their lives happily.
Let the rain kiss me,
so I can run free.

  — Marycela Mata, age 18

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