i am the rain.

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Poem By: matmoo
Poetry

Tags: social, class, matmoo, poem, poetry, i, am, the, rain

that falls on this green.

Inspired by working a day as a cleaner at the horse races. View table of contents...

Submitted: Jun 23, 2008 Reads: 76 Comments: 3 Likes: 0

I am my Father's son,
In more ways than one.

I am a nameless number,
a faceless waiter,
a contract cleaner...

I am the rain.

I am the rain
That falls on the green,
And into the background,
And out of this scene.
I am the boy,
You saw in a blink,
With your dress and a drink,
I am the mud and themire, miss,
You are the wind and the fire, miss.

I am hundred men.
I am an army.
I am my Father's son,
And all those before me.

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Comments:

LeAnne

hmmm....i don't know what to think!
It's so mystifying, i must say!

Posted: Jun 23, 2008

Author Comment:

ha! Well, it's about social differences between a cleaner and rich guest... nobody notices the workers; they just fade into the background.

matmoo :)

Kathryn

I love the subtle social commentary disguised under layers of beautiful (and rhyming!) poetry. I also appreciate the little comment in the summary about it being at a race track. That background information came in very nicely as I pictured it. Well done, as usual!

Posted: Jun 30, 2008

Author Comment:

hey! thanks for the comment! I'm glad you recognised the social point about this poem... I'm shocked myself that this poem is almost (almost) in standard rhyming meter!
matmoo :)