The Pouring Rain
Here It Comes
I can hear the burst
Like a group of children in a classroom on the last day of school
You can't control them
They go from quiet one minute to extremely loud the next
Not one sound can be understood
Soon it goes from a low buzz sound to a loud roar
I look out my window and you can see individual droplets caught on the screen
Frozen in time
The dark rain clouds closing in
Rain off and on all day
I cut my lawn for the last time yesterday
I have a mulching mower
That cuts up the leaves and the grass at the same time
I love that mower
No raking needed
The leaves are ground up so fine
They go back into the ground
Giving the grass much needed nutrients
The acorns are another story
I pile them up and make a squirrel home
Then if I have any extras
If they are broken or just too many
I add them to my driveway
It's free
Saving both time and money
Instead of buying more gravel
Our gravel disappears over time
It sinks into the ground
So these little guys raise the height of my driveway
I get to keep the rustic country look
I enjoy listening to them crack
When we walk on them or drive over many at the same time with the car
Maybe close to a thousand of them
They are everywhere
When you have oak trees
Most people dread them
I welcome them with my open palms
I am off today
Occasionally I will leave my home and take a walk
In the pouring rain
I can feel my pant legs and socks how they get instantly wet
I remember as a kid
When it rained and we walked to school
How we had to sit in our wet clothes all day
Then when we were just about ready to go home
They were dry
Then we walked in the rain again
Splashing in the puddles along the way
Getting wet didn't matter
We would be home soon
Then we would change into our play clothes
Hanging up our school clothes on a metal coat hanger to air dry
Rain makes you feel at ease
The wind and the rain go together like brother and sister
Have a happy rainy day !