Burros

rain rains on butterflies
rain rains on sparrows
rain rains on lonely men ..
messed for tomorrow

rain finds its way inside
each devilish sorrow..
it's a wipe-away
like sneezing
for a shaker-peppered burro.
delightful
long lasting
each shudder down the snout
is met with hind legs kicking..
and thunder all about.

rain rains on everything
those in and those devout
rain rains on sandwiches
that haven't found the mouth

It's the burro
always thinking
what's that plinking
and plinking?
it's the burro
who's got it
figured out

rain rains on hogweed
rain rains on gypsies
rain rains on lonely men
dressed for tomorrow

rain knows just where to go
drip a chin
drop a toe
wind a way to way below
and sit

tongue out
legs stout
on the burro.
open wide and let it slide
the greenflies
are all gone.
simple
satisfied
in the rain
out of sides

rain rains on chivalry
rain rains on vice
rain rains on cowardice
rain rains on might

burro wet with slick
burro slick with wet
burros simply satisfied
burro no regrets

rain falls on a lonely man
who may not know his place
rain rains on everyone
rain falls on his face.