Painting Credits: Francis Hamel
November Rain
November rain washed away my guilt
November rain washed away my pain
November rain - so tired I felt
November rain was not just any rain
Long I longed with deep torment
For so long my body waited
November rain, , , , Oh, sweet friend
November rain- slowly I faded.
November rain- I cried within
Steady and slowly, it kept on pouring
November rain, watered my skin
And deep inside, I heard my roaring.
November rain, it refused to quit
November rain kept on pouring
And alone outside, in the streets I wept-
dripping... dripping and falling.
Credits: Amy Phillip
www.poemhunter.com
Let's Talk...
About the words...
1. Differentiate 'long' and 'longed'.
2. What is the meaning of 'torment'?
About the poem...
1. What is the poem about?
2. What does the writer want to say?
3. How does the writer feel?
4. Choose a line or stanza which appeals to you and tell why.
5. Choose a line or stanza which you cannot easily understand.
6. Can you relate to the poem?
7. Why do you think the writer calls November rain her sweet friend?
About the rain...
1. Which do you prefer: drizzle or storm?
2. What kind of emotion can you associate with slight rain? With storm?
3. What goes on your mind every time it rains?
4. Does it often rain in November in Japan?
5. If you were to write a poem about the rain, what would it be about?
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