Another Rainy Day Poem by David Wood

When the weather is full of clouds and rain
And the day seems far too long,
And I'm stuck indoors for my sins again
I practice Shaolin Qigong.

The gentle art of movement takes all the stress away,
Then half-hour of meditation,
Now seems like the only game to play.
But only for a short duration.

Cos the rain goes on and on, it last all of the day,
And I can't go out for a walk.
So the yoga mat come out without delay
And I start with the pose of the stork.

I then practice the cobra, followed by the dog.
Then stand like a tree,
And then a shoulder stand, it all seems like a slog,
But the headstand is not for me.

I tend to fall over and land on something hard
And bruise an arm or knee.
So those headstands have now been barred
(And I think you'd all agree) .

Ah, the rain has decided to stop for a while
So I can go out once again,
I walked along the river, about a mile,
And the heavens opened up, oh, what a pain!

Now it's not for me to stand and complain
‘Cos when I got home the sun came out again.