sudden shower
he covers my head
with his coat

sudden shower
he covers my head
with his coat
unusual comfort
with a perfect stranger

sudden shower
he covers my head
with his coat
rain drops dripping
tickling ankles

spring air
windchimes in the distance
sudden shower
he covers my head
with his coat

Sudden shower
He covers my head
With his coat
Butterflies inside
First touch

sudden shower
he covers my head
with his coat
bad weather
…bliss

sudden shower
he covers my head
with his coat
drenched
we race to the car

sudden shower
he covers my head
with his coat
spring rain shower
cancels our day

bad directions
wadded up
finding my own route

bad directions
wadded up
finding my own route
a dog's ears
flopping in the wind

bad directions
wadded up
finding my own route
a gravel road now
…where are those directions?

bad directions
wadded up
finding my own route
bad idea . . .
lost even worse now

bad directions
wadded up
finding my own route
cup of coffee
rising sun

bad directions
wadded up
finding my own route
spring break with you
off to a bad start

bad directions
waded up
finding my own route
clear sky's and endless roads…
no worries

unpacking
musty smell
of rain

unpacking
musty smell
of rain
spiders crawl out
of his camping gear

unpacking
musty smell
of rainthe room fills
with campfire

unpacking
musty smell
of rain
home away from home
never ending rain

unpacking
musty smell
of rain
forgetting the softness of my bed
I snuggle under the covers

unpacking
musty smell
of rain
the night after
we walked in Paris

the back deck
one lawn chair
my spring break

The back deck
One lawn chair
My spring break
Sun in my face
Drink in my hand

the back deck
one lawn chair
my spring break
rain drop
I blink at the dusk

car windows open
school sweatshirt
crumpled in shotgun

car windows open
school sweatshirt
crumpled in shotgun
his memory
sitting next to me

car windows open
school sweatshirt
crumpled in shotgun
soaked and stained
from pool chlorine

car windows open
school sweatshirt
crumpled in shotgun
Damn!
ahhh that's better

car windows open
school sweatshirt
crumpled in shotgun
rest stop
just in time

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car windows open
school sweatshirt
crumpled in shotgun

a warm breeze
sweeps over my skin

blue sky
stretching
for miles

blue eyes
blink
in the rearview mirror

completely alone
long highway

deep clouds
from nowhere
the smell of rain

warming weather
six more weeks
six more weeks

warming weather
six more weeks
six more weeks
my last winter gone
I will never again feel cold

anxious anticipation
seeing shadows
warming weather
six more weeks
six more weeks

warming weather
six more weeks
six more weeks
then it's over
wow, i'm old

warming weather
six more weeks
six more weeks
procrastination
I am guilty

warming weather
six more weeks
six more weeks
again she reads
the first paragraph

warming weather
six more weeks
six more weeks
impatiently learning
to seize the day

warming weather
six more weeks
six more weeks
water droplets
slowly dripping from tree buds

relearning
how to tie
my tie

relearning
how to tie
my tie
a knot appears
…facing the mirror

eighth grade graduation
just us
relearning
how to tie
my tie

relearning
how to tie
my tie
remembering grandpa
god I miss you

bandages off wrists
tender new scars
relearning
how to tie
my tie

relearning
how to tie
my tie
first day at work
learning something new

relearning
how to tie
my tie
mistakes made before
relived again

relearning
how to tie
my tie
missing…no, needing
her

relearning
how to tie
my tie
our first
official date

soft yarn
between my fingers
between cat's paws

soft yarn
between my fingers
between cat's paws
the softness of rain
outside my window

three baby ducklings
perfectly aligned
on the white frosting

three baby ducklings
perfectly aligned
on the white frosting
papa's strong wind
the yellow flames

friend's 21st
helping her
get under the covers

friends 21st
helping her
get under the covers
garbage can
rests nearby

yearbook in my lap
your old picture

new interest
in your bedroom
i discover a stranger
yearbook in my lap
your old picture

Yearbook in my lap
Your old picture
Memories flood in
Wondering why . . .
good days gone

spring cleaning
sorting through
memories
yearbook in my lap
your old picture

Yearbook in my lap
Your old picture
One day
Love will come
Past gone forever

praying for dreams
of anything but
you

praying for dreams
of anything but
you
it's our anniversary
…a year ago

Praying for dreams
Of anything but
You
Laying awake
Scared to fall asleep

praying for dreams
of anything but
you
darkness falls
the future sleeps

praying for dreams
of anything but
you
tearing pictures
of a broken heart