It had just stopped raining br and the sun shone lowly in the sky, br making rainbows in the water spraying br from the wheels that passed us by. br br The autumn leaves fell twirling on the wind, br piling high in brick walled gardens, br flying over guarding gates to reach within br and filling the softly flowing gutters to the brim. br br The moon smiled faintly, in silver on pale blue, br as darkly fingered clouds briskly floated by, br too hurried to see the shadows that they threw br as they briefly veiled the brightness of the sky. br br Then we jumped in muddy puddles, br trying not to splash those that rushed on by, br some of them were bent and huddled br and some saw the starlight that sparkled in our eyes. br br It had just stopped raining br and we had rainbows in our minds, br we heard the passersby complaining br as we jumped in all the muddy puddles we could find.