“Long ago an uncalled rain fell
And a called-upon God stayed equally distant.”
Dejan Stojanovic (1959) poet, writer, and businessman
"Prayer," p. 47
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Pit of the Stone”
“I remember too, a distant bell…
and stars that fell…
like the rain
out of the blue.”
Song "I Remember You" (1941)
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American lyricist, songwriter, singer and music professional 1909–1976Related quotes
“The stars blazed like the love of God, cold and distant.”
Roger Zelazny Isle of the Dead
Source: Isle of the Dead (1969), Chapter 4 (p. 87)
Carol Ann Duffy (1955) British writer and professor of contemporary poetry
The Light Gatherer, from Feminine Gospels (2002).
“It's not too near for me
Like a flower I need the rain”
Sophie B. Hawkins (1967) American musician
Whaler (1994), As I Lay Me Down
Context: It's not too near for me
Like a flower I need the rain
Though it's not clear to me
Every season has its change
And I will see you
When the sun comes out again.
James Montgomery (1771–1854) British editor, hymn writer, and poet
The Battle of Alexandria.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
