Riding In The Rain

I feel a childlike thrill

Riding in the car when it rains;

Cozy and dry in the backseat

While it’s so deliciously wet outside.

I am quiet in the rain

Content to watch passing neon lights

Illuminate the blurry gray backdrop

And listen to the swish

Of tires against pavement,

The soothing lullaby of the

Wipe  -- per

Wipe  -- per

Metronome rhythm

Battle  the percussive raindrops on glass

I almost hate to reach my destination.