It rained. It hailed. It stormed. It flooded.
It none of it mattered.
They laughed. They sang. They danced. They huddled.
They had a chance to reconnect.
In all the ways that mattered, and in some they hadn’t quite dared hope for, yet came true.
Oh, they were cold. And after a time, hungry.
But still the stories flowed. The tears, sometimes. The laughter. Oh, the laughter!
Best of all, the others who would otherwise pass by,
Who would pass judgment,
Did not.
Because the weather
Protective in its dreary wetness
Let them be.
Let them love.
Made it perfect.
For Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers
Photo prompt: © Dale Rogerson
Na'ama Yehuda 
Saying “making the best of a bad situation” would be the understatement of the year!
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🙂 They sure did, eh!? 🙂
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Awwww. That is beautiful!
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🙂 Me glad you like! 😀 Great evocative photo … so … yeah … 🙂
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Yes I did. And I love whet you did with it.
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Me so happy!
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Me so happy you so happy
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Yeah! We both HAPPY! 😀
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Beautiful in every way
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Thank you on every level! 😉
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🙂
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There are lovely times when I don’t care if it rains…
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Me three! Sometimes rain is exactly as it should be. …
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Wonderfully normal!
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Indeed!
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That’s a celebration many of us would want to participate in, I guess, rain or not. A lovely, hopeful tale.
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Thank you! And … yes, rain or not, connection matters more!
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Happiness blossoms in any weather, indeed, let them be. Nicely done.
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Thank you, James! Indeed it can!! 🙂
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If hell is other people, so, sometimes, is heaven
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Well said, my friend! Thank you!
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Yes, celebrate and have a good time no matter what. Nice one!
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Thank you, Mason! Amen to that!! Thanks for reading and commenting!
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You’re welcome!
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🙂
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I think this is the best kind of reunion, when nothing else matters other than each other’s renewed company. You brought that out vey well.
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Thank you! Yes, it is the BEST kind, isn’t it!? I love it when we can forget ourselves in the interaction. 🙂
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Love conquers all! It’s only a bit of water!
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Yep. Tis sure is!
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I got a sort of surreal quality to the happiness these characters are enjoying, almost like a bubble waiting to pop, but for the time being, heaven on earth.
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Yes! Very much that! Great observation! Thank you, Dora, for taking the time to read and comment. 🙂 I hope their bubble stays unpopped for a bit longer.
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when you get down to it, it’s all about keeping a positive attitude. 🙂
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True, that! 🙂
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A sort of Singin’ in the Rain! 🙂
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A little bit, eh? Without the (useless) umbrella … 😉
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Just beautiful!
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Thank you! So glad you liked this!
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Simply delightful! Love it! 🌷
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Thank you! So glad you liked it! 🙂
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The joy of reunion. I enjoyed the poetic flow of the story, Na’ama!
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Thanks Brenda! The staccato of rain seemed to be flapping a tempo into my typing fingers … Or was that heartbeat? Hmm … 😉
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Lovely, lovely story, Na’ama. I’m sure that even when the initial euphoria fades, there will be a new closeness and a deeper intimacy. A delightfully hopeful story.
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Hi Penny, So glad you liked it! 🙂 Yes, I agree, that their connection/re-connection, especially under these peculiar and potentially disheartening conditions, only made them closer! 🙂
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Na’ama Y’karah,
Here I am late getting around the squares. Lovely sentiments in your poem. With love and laughter nothing else matters. May it be so.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rochelle
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May it be so! XOXO
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They were blessed to have their time together, undisturbed by externals. Great story, Na’ama!
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Thank you! 🙂 Yes, they are fortunate, aren’t they!? 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂
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🙂
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Na’ama, thank you for this beautiful story.
Ronda
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Thank YOU, Ronda, for reading and commenting! 🙂
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