Well here it was
The first match of the season.
The two teams arrived
Put all their wet gear on,
And then we started,
Started to play this game,
This glorious summer game
In the pouring rain.
There were puddles on the lawns
But we played,
We played our croquet match.
Nearly all day it rained
But we never gave in
As the game was more important,
More important than our wellbeing.
At the end of each game
The bedraggled players raced,
Raced to the pavilion
To dry out and have a hot drink.
At the end of the match we gathered,
We all gathered in the pavilion
Drinking tea and coffee,
And best of all
Eating cake.
The day had been wet
But the company was wonderful
And we all left feeling good,
Feeling good after a great day,
A great day in fine company.
We will play again
But when we do
It would be nice to play,
To play in the sunshine.