The rain hammered needlessly on the metal railings, The sound of the drip kept company all day The sky was covered in raindrops and so was the gravel under my feet People discussed the rain all day, children played in the rain all day Enshrouded in the clammy cloak of spray, the town was The grass glowed the way you do after you take a bath An earthworm prepared to take a walk, a snail peeped out of its shell They were all about the rain Yesterday, it was all about the rain