Cat in the rain There were only two Americans stopping at the hotel
They did not know any of the people they passed on the stairs on their way to and from their room
Their room was on the second floor facing the sea
It also faced the public garden and the war monument
There were big palms and green benches in the public garden
In the good weather there was always an artist with his easel
Artists liked the way the palms grew and the bright colors of the hotels facing the gardens and the sea
Italians came from a long way off to look up at the war monument
It was made of bronze and glistened in the rain
It was raining
The rain dripped from the palm trees
Water stood in pools on the gravel paths
The sea broke in a long line in the rain and slipped back down the beach to come up and