DARKEST clouds drop tender rain,
Every leaf and blade is fain
Its own jewel to obtain
From the casket of its pain.
And the thunder, black as night,
Down descends in orbs of white,
For the sun to fill with light,
Tiny chambers of his might.
Precious beads of hope are pearled
On each sorrow through the world,
Softest dews of peace in showers
Lie beneath the clouded hours.