Thank you to Editor Rajnish Mishra for publishing "Permutations of Getting Wet in the Rain" in the April, 2019 Issue of PPP Ezine.




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Permutations of Getting Wet 

When rain and fate are intertwined,

some will get wet and never dry,

submerged in guilt that amplifies,

much moisture causes them to die.

Wily folks hidden by deep fog,

it dampens them and only blurs

their truth they claim as demagogue,

their crimes and sins always obscured.

Splashing through pools of enmity,

saturated with pelting rain,

a bright sun shower quickly forms,

bathed in sunshine, these dry again.

Some survive a spate and torrent.

They turn deluge into drizzle.

These then convince the clouds to form

only mist, soft dew does fizzle.

The cold disdain of those in sleet,

icy crystals freeze their numb hearts.

They never care for others’ pleas.

They simply choose to live apart.

Through hail and snow and pouring rain,

we walk the earth and live our lives,

through haze and spray we must maintain

lasting existence of all types.