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Rained Out (No Lesson on Flossie)

RAINED OUT (no lesson with Flossie)

I spoke with Des on the phone this morning. He said the track is so
muddy right now it looks like I'll have to wait for quite some time
before I can ride again. If it's that bad already, imagine how
it'll be by the end of this week! We have more rain coming every
day this week and every day next week as well. It's going to take
weeks and weeks for the ground to recover after all this soaking.

Des said he has someone coming down to mow the paddock weeds, but
because the grass is so wet, he's going to have to wait for the sun
to come out and dry up the ground first. I told Des he'll probably
see his caretaker at the same time he sees me, since we're both
waiting for the same thing.

BamBam is due back home again in three weeks. It'll be neat to see
how much affect his training will have had on him. I'm looking
forward to experiencing his new maturity.

Scroll down for the poem I just wrote . . .

WHO COLORED THE RAIN?
February 4, 2008

Who colored the rain a
hard
cold gray that
cements the
winds and grass together
and pulls
pasterns
out of
paddocks like weeds
from the garden?
Who colored the rain so
lonely
and bleak there's
nothing to do--
but weep?
Who colored the rain a
sinking
ship where dirt
once thrived
when the air was dry?
I guess we shouldn't forget
Who colored the rain also
colored the sun.