Inside of Heavy Precipitation Outside. A Moist peace permeated the air. Blindly jubilant, everything to you seemed fine, But the fog’s droplets condensed heavily on my skin. For me it has always been Harder to see during this weather. Perhaps it is just that you are insoluble and That is the reason things like rain or fog Don’t soak you through. With the Dampness thickening, and The whole gray day condensing into a ball, Round and tightly formed like angry fists. Wetter now, wetter... Ah but yes, I wait for the eye of the inundation--things aren't through With us yet. There has always been my intolerance for the dampness, Your ignorance to it, and the way You prefer no jacket at all. Just made me pull up my slicker even Further around my neck when I felt it coming. As soon as I would mention going inside somewhere warm, out of the Wet surroundings, you’d place your hand on my cheek and Wipe away a few drops of Cold-encased moisture. Your heated touch always keeping me there. Yet, like always afterwards, You’d go off puddle dancing while I stood without you, Shivering, watching you splash Up water and mud.
Caroline Elsberry's Questions:
Does stanza three throw the whole poem out of whack and confuse the reader?
Does the poem seem completed or is more progression needed in certain
stanzas?
What feelings (if any) were evoked while reading the poem?
Does the contrast of the title against the first line work with the idea of
difference between the speaker and the person spoken to in the poem?
Are the tenses correct?
Thank you