The Rainy Day *
The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
Be still, sad heart, and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807-1882
The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
Be still, sad heart, and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807-1882
* I first read this poem during high school and immediately fell in love with it! I even used it on one of my layouts for the yearbook my Jr or Sr year. After all this time, it is still one of my all-time favorite poems and often reminds me of my youth. I no longer have my yearbooks and wish I could remember the background picture I used for it. Would love to have it for this page for sure!
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Modified 04/25/2014
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Contents may be used with permission only by the author(s) herein.