RAIN, DARKNESS, and the COMING WINTER

It rained, off and on, throughout the night. I know, because I slept poorly, was up numerous times, including once when I awoke in a panic and bolted halfway out of bed.

Now, it's raining steadily although the pace of it varies audibly as it strikes the roof of the tiny Cape Cod where I've lived for the past seven years.

So, no bike ride outside today, no quick ventures out between the storms for some ecstatic, stolen minutes in the newly-freshened fall air.

Instead, I'll grind out my usual 8.5 or so miles on the trainer upstairs as I listen to the steady patter of rain against the shingles mere inches above my head.

As I peddle in place, I'll be hoping for another day or two in which to feel the free, outside air as it rushes past me.

Much like the days themselves are rushing past me on this life's journey towards darkness and the coming winter...

LPK
Dw/LJ
9.7.2024