If you are going to write poetry
you want to write something everyday
get into the habit
of finding something to express
Today the challenge is
say something about rain

I could write about driving
a couple of hours right into the teeth
And right at that time, this time of year
when it is getting dark
The headlights are on
but they are not doing very much

The experience of that little tug
The water on the road sends a message
slow down, there is no hurry
All those commercials come to mind
selling you new tires
the ones that hold the road

Then you hit new pavement, construction
they don't have the lines down yet
so it is kind of a guess
you look for those little marks they use
where the lines will be
other people don't find them

The back roads at least you know
just be careful the harvest is still on
that big machinery can track a wall of mud
and drop it right in the middle of the lane
you are currently trying to stay in
and make for a bad few seconds

There is also the element of the ground
the fields are emptying, left cold and wet
the rows are starting to fill with water
it is coming down hard and has been for a while
There is the thought, at least it's not snow
Not yet...but that will come and soon

But this is not new in any way
Everyone, well, anyone who drives
either knows this, or will learn
but really that is not the point
the point is to get home safe, sit down
and write something about rain