Signs Above, Signs Below

I can't help but look at the sky. Cloudy yet with clouds floating far away, Perhaps gathering themselves closer together. Perhaps it will rain soon. But then I look at the beauty of a little bird nearby, Singing away merrily to the flowers That bide their time greeting a new day. Reminding one and all that it has come again. Perhaps they know that a shower is coming soon… The thought stirs me to stand up and to return home. A sudden shower can dampen my spirits so easily. I didn't always heed the signs above. But today I will and if I make it safely home, I'll have a big smile on my face if it does rain. You didn't catch me out today! My clothes are as dry as I first left the house. My hair is still neat and tidy… And I got out of the gardening as well… Denis Martindale May 2020.