Pluviophile

[18] - Puddles

[18] – Puddles

The two young

Strangers

Stood side by side

Underneath a single blue umbrella.

Raindrops rolled off the umbrella

And hit the concrete sidewalk floors

One by one.

Yellow taxi cabs zoomed pass

Water splashing on the tips of their shoes.

“I wish I could leave.”

The boy held the umbrella above the girl

Looking down at her as he spoke.

The girl beamed at the boy

Then unexpectedly leapt out onto the street

And jumped over a puddle

Landing swiftly in another

Splashing the boy’s shoes and ankles.

The girl cupped her hands around her mouth

And yelled,

“If oceans were puddles,

This is what I’d like to do!”

The rain continued to fall

But the girl hopped over

Puddle after puddle

Her white coffee-stained sweater

Soaked in the rain and was now

A darker shade of white.

“You’re going to catch a cold!”

The boy stood still in the safety of the sidewalk

Underneath the blue umbrella.

“If I’m going to be crossing oceans

Let’s hope that my greatest adventure

Won’t just be a simple cold!”