Rain

So I have been thinking about rain and how it is the most profound of all weather. I know that sounds asinine, but it is true. Rain carries such moods and emotions with it that no other weather can touch it...not even the sun.

There are songs about rain just like there are songs about sun etc, but only rain can drum up sadness, playfulness, romanticism, sleepiness without having to change form.

Staring longingly out on a rainy day wishing you were somewhere else, with someone else, being someone else all denote a tone of sadness just by looking at rain as doom and gloom. This version of rain is something I would call the Eyore effect. This is where sad songs fit in: Rain Drops Keep Falling on My Head, Rain Rain Go Away and so on.

Rain can also be playful. Remember being a kid and jumping in puddles? Running around in the warm rain during the Spring and Summer without a care in the world? I do. There was a golf course near my house and when it rained a lot, it would flood. The neighborhood kids would all go play in the tiny pools the lack of drainage created playful and carefree while the rain continued to come down.

Rain is romantic? Sure it is. Why do you think so many of the greatest first kiss moments happen in the rain? The Notebook is a perfect example of that. How could you not watch that kiss in the rain and think "Damn I want that". Kissing in the rain is portrayed as sensual and sexy. Let's face it...rain is Mother Nature's lube. Don't believe me? Next time grab the hand of someone you desire while walking in the rain. It's electric.

How many people hate rainy Mondays? That's because rain can make people sleepy. You wake up Saturday morning to find it is raining...if you are anything like me....you look at the rain get tired and curl back up in bed.

Who knew tiny drops of water could convey so many different feelings.