At Last!

Yes, it is raining, the
sky is coloured an
unrelenting pewter-grey
and showers keep damping
the atmosphere but not
my enthusiasm as I
putter in the garden
quite oblivious to rain
but conscious that not
much will deter me
from the pleasures that
beckon in the unadorned
garden soil and expectant
garden pots, as anxious to
boast their summer finery
as I am to aid their
ambition after the 
intolerably long hiatus 
of winter drear.