Rainy Bike Ride

Hood over helmet
Lights flash below butt
Droplets fall from glasses
Racing to meet the rain

Uncover the sun
You dastardly clouds
Or keep up your assault
On my parade

Unbind my fear of the wet
Deliberately move under the shower head
Nature's recycling service
Gifting back the spoils of evaporation

Without you we perish
Though we miss our dear Vitamin D
Therefore I'll go ahead and cherish
My damp toes

The slick sound of tires
Picking up water and putting it right back down
Narrates the low-visibility journey
And feels like progress

Onward through the drizzle
Missing the torrent
Not quite dryer
Onward