No Umbrella: Friday Night Sunset

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Friday Night Sunset

2 comments:

Victoria said...: apricot sunset, sea of pearl - WOW - and the hot tub looks great too.; October 28, 2009 at 2:31 AM
nva said...: Wow! that is the way to go. Beautiful sunset. It is always so much better over water isn't it?; November 4, 2009 at 5:58 AM

No Umbrellas

The rain runs down my face
like mascara on a hot day, melts
on my arms like warm mayonnaise,
dampens my clothes as if it came
from an old-fashioned laundry
bottle with a sprinkle top, dispenses
water to iron my wrinkled clothes.

It matters not where I am
or was, walking barefoot
through puddles and creeks
with my best friend beside me,
swimming in a lake, exploring
a city I've never seen, half a
world away, anywhere.

When I came from a rainy climate
I said that was why, but later said
the same when the new climate was
dry, tropical, marine, desert, arctic.
It matters not. Life remains equal.
Nothing protects, nothing shields.
My choice. Rain. Life. The same.

When the rain comes
I have nothing to deflect it,
no urge to escape to an inside
room, no feelings of coldness
or dampness, no fear of what
might escort it, nothing at all.
No umbrellas for pouring rain.

No Umbrella

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Friday Night Sunset

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