Contributor: Scott Thomas Outlar

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Puff once upon the pipe –
Don the coat and gloves…
and umbrella –
Stroll along the paved sidewalk
to the park
in the pouring rain
in freezing temperature –
Enjoy every breath
along the way
while getting there and back
and think
not a single thing
abnormal
or uncomfortable
about the situation –
It is simply an event that transpires
in a life of sequential moments –
Temporary
as is
everything else –
Whether it is a warm Spring day
or a snowy Winter’s eve
or a torrential downpour –
It all is what it is
and then it becomes something else –


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Scott Thomas Outlar spends the hours flowing and fluxing with the tide of the Tao River while laughing at life's existential nature. You can find him on Facebook and Twitter. To read more of Scott's work visit 17Numa.wordpress.com.