Wednesday, October 15, 2008

It’s raining, it’s pouring

So starts my daughter’s nursery rhyme
And so it happened today.
It rained, it poured
And thunder came rolling this evening.

Was out shopping,
Knew it would probably rain
And it just had to.
Had had enough for the day
Was thinking of heading out of the shop
Getting homeward bound
When the rain announced itself oh so mightily.

Brilliant lightning streaking across the sky;
Shimmering momentarily;
While thunder boomed in tandem.
A worthy partnership
Especially with the accompaniment of icy cold rain.

Loved walking in the rain—raindrops pattering the feet
An umbrella shielding the head
Wet feet, wet clothes, cold seeping the body
Rain bouncing off bus tops, pouring down umbrellas
People racing droplets, waiting out the rain
Loved it.

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