Monday, 15 December 2025

PLAYING IN THE RAIN


PLAYING IN THE RAIN

Oh, it 
Was gloomy
Outside.
When I 
Went out
To play 
It started
To
Rain.

Light rain
Under
Which
I skipped
And  danced.

I felt
Free
As a bird...
I sure
Didn't want
To get
Inside,
Under cover.

The finally 
Stopped
But I 
Continued 
To play
Hoping
It would
Again...

That night
Saw me
Tucked
In bed
With a 
Fever of
A hundred 
And three.

Never again
I promised 
Myself
Would
I stay
Out
When
Rain
Fell!

   FREDERIKA MENEZES 

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