The Boy and the Rain and the Road

Sitting there, staring out of my window

Seeing the rains as it pattered down

A bit gloomy and a bit flustered 

Cause your laptop not connecting

Though your mobile managed to 

In all your frustration,

Suddenly there's a quite whisper

Coming from the window outside

And low and behold it whispered to me

"I know you may not like me

And this may not be your time to run

But if you do, I promise to keep you cool

I will not let you feel the strain

Or the heat and the humidity 

I know you want to go out there and run"

And with that I was sold

This so appealed to the runner in me

And with the laptop not connecting

I needn't be told 

So it was off with my office stuff, 

and into my running gear

Much to the charging of my mum

Poor lady would have to live with my cold

If I happened to catch one

But then I could feel the sea call out to me

And the road beckon me

The rain was already whispering to me

So I truly had to go

And as Shania said, life was about to get good

So I went down on to the rainy streets

Splishing and sploshing in the puddles

Making the most of the pattering rains

Much to the bemusement of the onlookers

People cuddled under their umbrellas 

Taking shelter under bus stops

And the various shops

Trying to keep dry, scurrying off 

To where they needed to be

They looked at me with amusement

With weird stares

Maybe thinking who this fool was

Running in the afternoon in the pouring rain

Maybe he has totally lost it, with nothing to do

But then what do they know

What fun it is to go out in the rains

So taking heed to what SIA said

I had thick skin and an elastic heart

Like the back of a duck, a lotus leaf

I let their stares flow off me

And continued down the road 

Dodging traffic, splashing through puddles

Jumping over fallen branches

Soaking myself to the bone

Wondering what a difference a day makes

How the weather and mood

Can bring about a change in thoughts

Last evening what annoyed

What I wanted to avoid 

Today I was soaking in it

Enjoying every moment in it

Soaking in it, taking it all in

No cares and bothers of this world

Or maybe just a thought of composing this verse

Slowly and steadily through the puddles and pools

Past rickshaws and motorcyclists and cars

People in tempos and buses

And then there she was in all her majesty 

Against the grey skies, 

She didn't look disturbed but not calm either

Just alive and kicking and majestic

Not letting a gloomy day get her down

She smiled at me and waved to me

A gleam caught my eye like a twinkle 

She beckoned me on , calling me on

There she was in all her beauty and splendour

I just stood there admiring her power

Mesmerised by her beauty and strength

Spending a couple of moments

To take it all in

The sound of the gentle breeze

The waves as it rose and broke on the shore 

Like music to the ears

But then it was time to part

To get back home 

Through it all she just smiled and waved

And in the gentle breeze, she kissed my cheeks

Caressed it like a lover could only do

And so slowly I made my way back

Glad to have paid heed to the call

To have listened to that whispers

Cause soaking in that feeling 

Is the best thing a runner will do

And the runner who will forever be wild and free