Oh rain so heavenly sent
why must you make my arthritis lament
and my bones ache with
prolonged dissension
of which there is no redemption

Lest light break through clouds
to caress my wounded shell
and warm the stiffness from my joints
so release me from this grip of hell

A time not long past when showers came
and gladness sprung me like a clock
to dance among the drops of rain
and woe was life should they stop

But time is gone and now is here
the dance becomes the rub
of joints and bones and muscles tight
that dull ache is what I fear

I dash across the parking lot
to reach the safety of the awning
bent and twisted from abuse
and smile, knowing I'm not alone
in wishing for pasts returning

Sodden pockets turned out to dry
I stand admonished by the sky
and for all its misery bring
a thought, makes me smile
as I leap a puddle singing