Walking in the Rain

A L O H A !

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The weather in Honolulu 

has been mesmerizing:

Breezy Trade Winds,

blue skies,

and clouds of all sorts 

scudding along

high & low.

Temps in the 70c F.

The other evening

I got caught in a steady downpour 

walking home 

from the Waikiki Post Office.

Having recently moved off of the boat 

after 20 years,

it was a distinct pleasure

to enter my new, sturdy, 

DRY building!

Passing through the INDOOR garage,

I noted my scooter

playing a hand of cards

with my small car 

in the same parking space.

Nothing looks quite so bedraggled,

as a scooter or motorcycle

huddling under a dripping cover,

sitting in a puddle,

in the middle of a rain storm.

"There's my scooter,

dry in a rain storm."

I thought with satisfaction.

Instead of having wet rain

slide off of canvas

and down my neck,

I rode upstairs in the elevator

and entered my dry apartment.

Through the window, 

I could see squalls

pouring over Honolulu Town.

Then I took a hot shower.

Soon my husband returned home.

The winds did not stir us.

The rain did not reach us.

We prepared & ate food,

while Kitty played on the carpet.

Ah!  Civilization!

I shall never take it for granted.

And the next day,

Hawaii of post card fame

waited outside:

Thank YOU for visiting!

For a taste

of what I'm talking about

look at what happened

one year ago

HERE

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Warmly, cloudia