WALKING IN THE RAIN

WALKING IN THE RAIN
ON A SUMMER AFTERNOON,
BRINGS A SMILE TO MY FACE.
AS SOFT GENTLE RAINDROPS
DANCE OFF MY FACE.

SOAKED I WALK ON
ALLOWING RIVULETS OF WATER
TO TRIP FROM MY HAIR,
AND SLIDE DOWNWARDS
WHERE THEY JOIN OTHERS,
ON THE NOW WET STREET.

KICKING MY FEET,
I SPLASH THE PUDDLES.
THAT TICKLE MY TOES,
SPREADING LAUGHTER
THROUGH MY SOUL.

LOOKING UP, THE RAIN
RUNS SWIFTLY DOWN MY NOSE,
GIGGLES RISE UP INSIDE OF ME.
AND MAKE MY HEART SING.

BENEATH A TREE THE LEAVES
INCREASE THE DROPLETS,
MAKING A RIVER,
FLOWING DOWN MT CHEST.

I SEE YOU STANDING THERE,
BENEATH THE TREES CANOPY,
AND A LITTLE PANG OF PITY
TOUCHES MY HEARTSTRINGS.

I PULL YOU FROM UNDER 
YOUR SAFE DRY HARBOR,
AND HAND IN HAND WE SPLASH
CHILDISHLY TOWARDS HOME.

YOU LAUGH AS THE RAIN FALLS,
DRENCHING YOU EVERYWHERE,
SMILING YOU WISK A DROP OF RAIN
AWAY FROM MY LEFT CHEEK,

REPLACING IT WITH A TENDER KISS.
BRINGING A SHIVER TO MY SOUL,
YOUR EYES SPREAD JOY OVER ME,
AS  I GLOW BENEATH YOUR STEADY GAZE.

REACHING HOME AGAIN WE SHAKE 
THE RAINDROPS FREE
MAKING LOVE TOGETHER ON THE FLOOR
GIDDY WITH THE FLUSH  FROM
WALKING IN THE SUMMER RAIN.
Bgd  7-1-96