Steampunk Cat

I wake to the sound of rain thundering down on the roof,
splashing down from the overflowing gutters
and gushing down the road in a torrent.

I also soon heard the sound of the cat complaining
as I let him in from the deluge.

I've paper-toweled the worst off him
and now he's curled up in my lap in bed
                                    ..steaming gently.