And there then
A text came
I want to
See you because
You’re just you
Ugh how do
I say no
I shall go
Wondering what if
Any thing will
Happen like a
Master waving a
Stick I wait
For the toss
But what if
It doesn’t come
I’ll sit here
Happy knowing that
Maybe just maybe
It just might
On that green
Day came greetings
From far away
I’ll have all
Colors of wine
Which is now
Our own joke
You do see
When two people
Have their own
Silliness that’s repeated
It’s like a
Hatchling flapping wings
Before it’s first
Leap into sky
It’s the hallmark
Of something miraculous
About to happen
A newness of
Being one thing
About to become
Something very else
They say that
Love shows up
Around a corner
Or taps you
On the back
Taking notice you
Wonder why you
Hadn’t seen them
Before as funny
As it is
They’ve always been
There it’s just
That you couldn’t
See them because
You were looking
For someone else
When the one
Was right there
And like freshly
Received news or
Awaited letters you
Unfolded before me
Telling me secrets
And all kinds
Of things surprised
Like a child
Awakening to fresh
Snow or a
Curious dog cocking
His head I
Listened and knew
That once again
I had found
Right with you
A new friend
And like a
Whiskey over rocks
Or a new
Backyard slide or
The feel of
Your skin as
My fingertips dance
Like the way
You croon into
My soul so
Far away from
Me you are
As smooth as
An icy cold
Drink on a
Hot July day
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 