A REASON FOR RAIN?

It's September-month,
But a downpour of rain
Is falling steadily,
As if the season
Had come around to February;
And my window pane
Is wet and steamed.
I cannot see the reason
For all this drip-drop,
Continuing splashy rain!
But when the sun finally smiles,
And the world is aglow again,
The flowers will bloom,
To home the bees on.
Now, what can a person do--
When there must be rain?

Some things to do indoors when it rains: #1. Draw pictures
in the steam on the window glass. #2. Hold a "raindrop
race." Guess which drop will first run down to the bottom
of the glass. #3. Place a plant outside your window; watch
all the "bright rain jewels" forming on the leaves. #4. Then
bring plant indoors; look at droplets through magnifying
glass. #5. Study the way the rain falls on a porch or
sidewalk, on cars or non-absorbent surfaces. #6. Think of
all the reasons why rain is needed (to give drinking water, to
make lakes for fishing and fun, etc.)
(c) 1981 by Marilee Miller