Winter Rain

I am standing by my window as I watch the rain pouring down.

Its days like these I love the most because it transcends

The emotions I feel inside,

Rain cascading as they fell in droplets on the parking area

Outside my window, little puddles starting to be created.

Grey clouds turning darker, as people outside are running to find

A hiding place, no escaping the rain as we trample through it,

Cars driving by as their windshields been wiped by their wipers.

Some are in their houses, some in their offices,

Me I am sitting and watching as the water collide downwards.

Tears from heaven coming down to bless us.

The feeling of water tapping down your forehead,

As the rain start to fall harder and louder.

Rainy winter days are here again,

Do you hear it, the sound of water falling on rooftops?

Making us want to be in our beds waiting till the winter rain

Has passed us by.

No more sunshine for the next three months as Cape Town winter

Hits in June running all the way through to August.

I love the winter rain, as I would always take slow walks

Getting that first fresh smell in the air, that is what rain brings,

That solitude, those feelings of newness.

Something that no one else can bring fought,

That is what winter rain brings solitude and contentment.

29/06/2011