"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale is a haunting, beautiful poem written during the First World War, and this print pairs its full text with a hazy, moody forest photograph fading into darkness. It's a striking find for anyone searching for a Sara Teasdale poem print with real depth and atmosphere.
Written in 1918, the poem imagines nature carrying on unbothered after humanity has destroyed itself, with swallows, frogs and plum trees indifferent to the wars fought in their midst. It's a quietly devastating piece that has only grown more resonant with time, often shared as an anti-war poem or a meditation on humanity's place in the natural world. The misty pine trees at the base of the print echo that eerie, indifferent nature perfectly, giving the piece a cinematic, contemplative quality.
It makes a thoughtful gift for a poetry lover drawn to war literature, a meaningful gift for a veteran or history enthusiast, or a considered graduation gift for a student of literature or environmental studies. Sara Teasdale fans and anyone who loves a poem with a message will find plenty to sit with here.
UNFRAMED PRINT INFO:
MEDIUM: Photographic Fine Art Print (UNFRAMED)
SIZE: Please choose from the drop-down menu - Common print sizes are: 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, A4, 11x14, 12x16, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Custom sizing is available, please send a message before completing your purchase to check the price of your custom size.
About your print:
Printed professionally on high-quality photographic paper (NOT cheap card stock!) with a beautiful lustre finish (closely related to matte) with a slight sheen, using archival inks that will last for years.
It arrives carefully wrapped, unmatted, and unframed.
FRAMED PRINT INFO:
Frames are available in the following sizes: 8x10", 11x14", 12x16", 16x20", 18x24", 24x36"
- Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
- Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
- Paper weight: 5.57 oz/yd² (189 g/m²)
- Lightweight
- Acrylite (Acrylic) front protector
- Hanging hardware included
- Available in Black, White, and Natural Wood - The default color is black but if you would like to change the color to white or natural wood, leave a message in the "message to seller" box at checkout.
PLEASE NOTE:
-Shipping upgrades are not available for framed prints.
-The framed print option does not include a mat
(War Time)
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
And frogs in the pools singing at night,
And wild plum trees in tremulous white,
Robins will wear their feathery fire
Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;
And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale is a haunting, beautiful poem written during the First World War, and this print pairs its full text with a hazy, moody forest photograph fading into darkness. It's a striking find for anyone searching for a Sara Teasdale poem print with real depth and atmosphere.
Written in 1918, the poem imagines nature carrying on unbothered after humanity has destroyed itself, with swallows, frogs and plum trees indifferent to the wars fought in their midst. It's a quietly devastating piece that has only grown more resonant with time, often shared as an anti-war poem or a meditation on humanity's place in the natural world. The misty pine trees at the base of the print echo that eerie, indifferent nature perfectly, giving the piece a cinematic, contemplative quality.
It makes a thoughtful gift for a poetry lover drawn to war literature, a meaningful gift for a veteran or history enthusiast, or a considered graduation gift for a student of literature or environmental studies. Sara Teasdale fans and anyone who loves a poem with a message will find plenty to sit with here.
UNFRAMED PRINT INFO:
MEDIUM: Photographic Fine Art Print (UNFRAMED)
SIZE: Please choose from the drop-down menu - Common print sizes are: 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, A4, 11x14, 12x16, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Custom sizing is available, please send a message before completing your purchase to check the price of your custom size.
About your print:
Printed professionally on high-quality photographic paper (NOT cheap card stock!) with a beautiful lustre finish (closely related to matte) with a slight sheen, using archival inks that will last for years.
It arrives carefully wrapped, unmatted, and unframed.
FRAMED PRINT INFO:
Frames are available in the following sizes: 8x10", 11x14", 12x16", 16x20", 18x24", 24x36"
- Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
- Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
- Paper weight: 5.57 oz/yd² (189 g/m²)
- Lightweight
- Acrylite (Acrylic) front protector
- Hanging hardware included
- Available in Black, White, and Natural Wood - The default color is black but if you would like to change the color to white or natural wood, leave a message in the "message to seller" box at checkout.
PLEASE NOTE:
-Shipping upgrades are not available for framed prints.
-The framed print option does not include a mat
(War Time)
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
And frogs in the pools singing at night,
And wild plum trees in tremulous white,
Robins will wear their feathery fire
Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;
And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
Would scarcely know that we were gone.