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Jul 2021
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Poetry | The Rain Must Fall

Danny Ballan
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Listen to The Rain Must Fall, a poem by Danny Ballan from English Plus Podcast. I will start with some thoughts on the theme of the poem and then the poem.Read the poem on https://englishpluspodcast.com/poetry-the-rain-must-fall/Subscribe to English Plus Podcast Premium on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/english-plus-podcast/id6442522585

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