My photo. The pink furry lining is a splendidly bright shade of cerise.
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Ha! Weather-God! You can’t wet me!
I’m proof against your ceaseless rain
Hammering down this evening,
The small streams braiding their way
Down the roads, the puddles awaiting
The unwary; the slippery mud everywhere.
I have my wellies on which means
I can splash through streams and puddles
And enjoy it because I have
An Antipodean solution to half-drowning.
In the world of “water-resistant” and
“Showerproof” and “shower-resistant” and all the
Other lying crap on the labels of various
All too permeable coats I own, this coat...
THIS COAT proudly directs the torrents
Away from me, except from my face
Which I don’t mind.
Not only am I dry, I’m warm.
It’s made of recycled plastic. With
Australian taciturnity it’s called
A Dry Robe.
Hallelujah!
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