Monday, May 5, 2025

Weather Gods

 

He knew of rain gods- poor bastards who carried never-ending precipitation wherever they went.

They didn’t know they were gods. They just thought they had extraordinarily bad luck when it came to planning picnics, or vacations, or when to mow the lawn.

So, naturally, he wondered if he were a sun god.

Because it never rained on him.

It could be black-sky-gale-force-winds-storming, but the minute he poked his nose out the door, it would stop and not start again until he was under cover.

Every time.

And even though it was mostly very convenient, he’d love to feel a raindrop.

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