POEM - Raining Cats & Dogs & Babies

The weather held out
Just long enough
To be completely inconvenient
Not that either of us was surprised
Given the formula
One short evening
Four different appointments
Six different destinations
And A plus B plus C
Somehow means we needed a deluge
Just to make sure someone missed out

There was really only one answer
It was to the hospital
Visiting the new arrival
Drenched to the core
For the entire journey
Made it take 3 times longer
Made it a little more stressful
Made it all the sweeter
When brother met little sister
For the first time
Finally focused in
And yesterday's trio
Huddled into their foursome
As if it had always been that way

By the time we left the storm had too
The weather had done its job
Storms bring babies
Nurses always told us
It brought a good one this time
As clear skies welcomed the sunset
And dim amber rays
Blanketed refreshed avenues
And of course there was a rainbow
As if the sky was trying
To let those new mommas know
Sorry for the noise
Just doing my job
Had to clean up this grungy place
To welcome those fresh new babies
Don't you know