We shared the rain

Hello old man, recall that day we shared the rain
Sheltered underneath your arms, I dared the rain

A child, I was fearless and I knew not pain
The gentle creek grew bold as it ensnared the rain

One mighty branch reached out across your great terrain
Prostrating to the rapids, there you speared the rain

To foolish inclinations there I laid my claim
White knuckled child learnt too late to fear the rain

The years that took your strength have since obscured my name
But you and I still live in those who hear the rain.