Business As Usual

A wet Summer day in the busy coastal town The rain from the gray clouds is bucketing down Yet in the business centre the pre Christmas shopping is in full swing And young carol singers on the street Christmas carols do sing In the Christian World a festive time of year A time of present giving and receiving and a time of cheer, A time for enjoyment and dining and beer In the meeting of family and friends their friendship to us dear Though the farmers are not doing financially well The rain it is welcome after the warm dry spell Bare patches in the brown paddocks tell of Climate Change In Global Warming the weather is known to act strange Just eight sleeps to Christmas the rain pouring down And business as usual in the coastal town.