Before the Rain

A terrifying poem, supposedly taken from oral traditions of herders in North Africa in the first century.

I’m Reading…

The refrain translates roughly to ‘spiders come before the rain.‘

I’ve Read…

Each verse describes the rain differently. The rain is ‘blood from lambs left bleating’, the rain is ‘the mourner’s weeping’, the rain is ‘the sweat of yearning.’ **Effect: **Memory: Fear **Mastery: **Lesson: Sand Stories

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