暫くぶりの「びっしょ濡れ」

　今夜はとんだ目に遭いました。いつもの通り、高崎のお店で楽しく語り合い、一杯戴きながら2時間ほど夕食を摂り、夢のような充実した時間が過ぎました。その後、帰宅するので高崎駅までは何でもなかったのですが、電車が倉賀野駅に着いたら予想外の物凄い土砂降りです。コウモリ傘は持ってないし、コウモリ傘が有っても役に立たない降り方です。

　駅で１０分ほど待ちましたが、ちょっと小降りになったのでシャワーだと思えば何でもないと考え、川のようになってる道を歩き始めたところ、途中から再度、物凄い雨になり、びっしょ濡れです。こんな体験は子供のとき以来です。１０分間、頭からぴっしょ濡れで、暗い夜道を歩いてやっと家に着き、すぐにお湯のシャワーを浴びたら、その後は、何でもないことになり、さっぱりしました。今宵の夕立で庭の植物が生き返り、却って今宵は良い夢が見られそうです。

Dear my friends

　Tonight, I had a crazy experience beyond description. As usual, I enjoyed a pleasant conversation at a tavern named "Baku" in Takasaki-city, had a drink, and ate dinner for about two hours. It was a fulfilling, dreamlike time. After that, I headed home, and it wasn't raining until I got to Takasaki-tation. However, when the train arrived at Kuragano-Station, an unexpected downpour ensued. I didn't have an umbrella, and even if I had, it wouldn't have been much use.

　I waited at the station for about 10 minutes expecting to stop the rain, and when the rain became a little, I thought it would be no big deal by thinking just a shower in home, so I started walking along the river-like road. But halfway through, it started raining heavily again beyond description, and I got completely soaked. It's the first time I've ever experienced since I was a child. I walked along the dark night road for 10 minutes, soaked from head to toe until I finally got home and took a quick hot shower at the bathroom. After that, everything was fine and I felt refreshed. This downpour will revive the plants in my garden. I think I'll have good dreams tonight.