Ripple in the Rain by Nancy Byrd Turner

Ripple in the Rain
by
Nancy Byrd Turner

A shimmer in the sunlight,
A ripple in the rain--
I really thought I couldn't wait
Till April came again!

A redbird and a tulip
Are bobbing in the meadow,
A butterfly along the lane
Is racing with its shadow.

A robin's in the treetop,
A rabbit's on the hill,
The wind is doing fancy steps
Around a daffodil.

There's bustle by my window--
A wren has found a bride;.
If April hadn't hurried up
I know I should have died!

From Silver Saturday (Dodd, Mead & Company, 1937)
This poem is in the public domain.

Nancy Byrd Turner (1880 - 1971) was born in Virginia. A descendant of both Thomas Jefferson and Pocohantas, Nancy began writing poetry as a child. She studied to become a teacher, and did teach for a few years, but eventually she became a magazine editor. During the course of her career, she published 15 books, several songs, and her work appeared regularly in the leading magazines of her day. Late in her life, Nancy became a freelance writer and a popular lecturer.

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