Rain chatters annoyingly br An incessant harangue on metal sheets br Drums, grates, pesters my listlessness br br A lackluster sun sinks ever so weakly br On a jagged silhouette of somber evergreens br Its gilt edge no more than erose rustiness br br I remember the ugliness of the day br The slate gray of twilight taking over br Amidst the harassment of an obstinate rainbr br Eddie Roabr br