rain

Tuesday, January 27

It is time to leave the office for the midday

break, Crazy bean coffee and a panino from

the same, all in the cafeteria at the institute

for advanced studies.

Upon leaving the physics building realise

that it is raining, raining like it has not

ruined for months, raining big heavy

wind-driven drops. The coat is soaked

in an instant, the trousers are wet, and

the water is running down the neck. It

is horrible weather, wet and stormy.

There are people with umbrellas, there are

people running. It is a heavy rain shower,

the first this year.

The cafeteria is crowded, it must be

late. Stand in line, tell out the money, it

is the same every day. Pay the man, he

makes a comment. He always makes

comments, it is his sense of humour.

Find a space at a small table, take a

seat, and write the comment for today,

the coat hanging over the back of the chair

dripping on the floor.

The rain and the wind outside the winders

increase, a final wild climax.

Then it stops.