MONSOON

As I walked this morning, 

collected thoughts as companions

Clever ideas matching stride for stride

A cloud above cried out in joy, 

A joke on high must have caused a stir

for it rained its mirth upon the earth

taking time for divesting

every last drop of mist condensed within

and like a large eagle with outspread wings

its dark shadow grew with no undue haste

Until it stretched from zenith to horizon

Umbrellas flew up as the rain came down

Ballooning like hand held parachutes

but I walked on with a smile on my face

A smile that was returned by a passerby

She knew why as she hurried by

her haste required by her subsistence

No time for frivolous indulgence

Soaked and dripping yet overjoyed

I continued my perambulation

Looking up with a thankful head

Time had no grip over my destination