I love walking in the rain
When there’s no-one else around
And all the sugar babes
Having gone to ground
Drops of rain cling to leaves
And spider webs enhance
The bush glows a darker shade of green
The trees appear to dance
The swans and ducks love the rain
Just like me
And seagulls gather at the lake
Far from crashing waves and sea
Memories of my yellow gumboots spring to mind
Jumping puddles, catching tadpoles in a jar
Letting mud squelch through my toes
As a child were my games most popular
Perhaps it is because I’m of Scottish extract
Where no doubt it rains most days
Not like sunny Sydney
Where wet weather for most of us, is a most unwelcome phase