Umbrellas are for make believe

Umbrellas are for make-believe
The one I have is red.
I twirl it upside down and it's a carousel instead.
I use it for a parachute (I don't jump very far.)
Or else I walk a tightrope,on the shadow of a bar
I think it must be magic, too.
My mother was upset the day it vanished in the rain
And I got soaking wet.

I thought it was just going to be wet when I went out this afternoon. I was soon proved wrong when after about thirty minutes, my hands were competing with Strauss' Danube on the colour chart. On the whole the streets were quite deserted for what was a Friday afternoon. Definitely a day for umbrellas!