The rain, in hard form, beat against
the window
of their downstairs bedroom
and they hoped the Chocolate Lab,
asleep on his bed
next to them,
would hear it and decide that he
didn’t need to go
out to take a pee
anytime soon and that way they all
could sleep a little longer.
It was so nice in the comfort
of the bed
snuggling together while October
tapped percussively
signalling
that November
was but a day away.