Rain in the Woods by Madison Cawein
In Madison Julius Cawein's Rain in the Woods, a young man is walking through a forest on a rainy day. He is filled with a sense of peace and contentment, and he is in awe of the beauty of the woods. He notices the raindrops falling on the leaves and the sound of the birds singing in the trees. He stops to admire a rainbow that appears in the sky, and he is filled with a sense of wonder and joy. As he continues his journey, he notices a small stream and decides to follow it. He is soon lost in the woods, but he finds his way back to the path. He is filled with a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, and he is grateful for the experience.
By Madison Cawein · First published 1902 · Genre: Romantic Poetry, Nature Writing, Lyric Poetry · 507 words
First lines
When on the leaves the rain persists, And every gust brings showers down; When all the woodland smokes with mists, I take the old road out of town Into the hills through which it twists.
I find the vale where catnip grows, Where boneset blooms, with moisture bowed; The vale through which the red creek flows, Turbid with hill-washed clay, and loud As some wild horn a hunter blows.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Madison Cawein
- Date: 1902 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Romantic Poetry, Nature Writing, Lyric Poetry
- Length: 507 words
- Structure: 1 section, 10 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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Genres
- Romantic Poetry — The book is a collection of poems written by Madison Julius Cawein, a renowned romantic poet.
- Nature Writing — The book is a collection of poems about nature, specifically rain in the woods.
- Lyric Poetry — The book is a collection of lyrical poems written in a traditional poetic style.
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American poetry · beneath · blooms · boneset · bowed · brings · catnip · colored · creek · every · find · grows