the poetic settings for them symbolizes the absence in their natures of war that is in human nature and not an idyllic world without violence. Adaptations Choral arrangements titled "There Will Be Soft Rains" that incorporate all or parts of Teasdale's poem as lyrics have been published by several composers and performed by numerous organizations. Below is a listed composer, the choral voice and instrument accompaniment arrangement, publisher, and publication year. Laura Farnell, two-part treble voice with keyboard and three-part mixed choir (optional baritone) with piano, Carl Fischer, LLC (2008 and 2018, respectively) Tom Vignieri, SSSAA with string orchestra, (publisher unknown 2010) Ivo Antognini, SSAATTBB a cappella, JEHMS, Inc. (2012) Ruth Morris Gray, various and piano, Alfred Publishing (2013) Kevin Memley, SSAA with oboe and piano, Pavane Publishing (2014) Connor J. Koppin, SATB divisi a cappella, Santa Barbara Music Publishing (2016) Eriks Esenvalds, SSAATTBB a cappella, Music Baltica (2016) A 1950 short story by Ray Bradbury shares the title and themes of the poem, and quotes it. See also The World Without Us Life After People Aftermath: Population Zero Zone Rouge: Former World War I battlefields reclaimed by nature References External links 1920 poems American poems Post-apocalyptic literature Human extinction