R. Gerry Fabian

Hydrodynamic Layers

The rain pelts the pavement.
It’s a raw cold rain –
the kind that sends shivers
into your teeth.
I am totally soaked
and still three blocks away.
This is the actual embodiment
of what true love entails.
The velocity of rain increases.

Gerry Fabian is a poet and novelist. He has published four books of his poems: Parallels, Coming Out Of The Atlantic, Electronic Forecasts and Wildflower Women, as well as his poetry baseball book, Ball On The Mound.