It was winter
the only posies to be found
had been forced into bloom
in some distant hot house
that
turned them into hybrids
and
stole their scent away
I wrote you a letter
proposing a porch swing to share
and
hours upon hours
of unhurried conversation

Do you remember?

Finally spring has arrived
the flowers on my bedside table
are luscious sun-drenched yellow tulips
and
the streets beneath my windows are ablaze
with magnificent blooms

As far back as I remember
once I had my longed-for-license-to-drive
in one hand
and
the keys to my very own sleek automobile
in the other
I would celebrate spring's arrival
with a long drive to nowhere
cruising with the top down
and
the radio turned up loud

Springtime calls to
another lucky girl behind the wheel
of my cherished candy-apple car
and
I think the time has come to trade in
"my porch swing wish with you"
for a drive to nowhere
Perhaps a picnic
yummy things to eat
fried chicken ...blackberry cobbler
and
endless pitchers of Bellinis
made with Veuve Cliquot champagne!

You can drive
we can talk about poems...books...music..
our separate histories
the gift of our friendship
cooking from the heart
and
how we honor
the storytellers who were
our earliest muses

Hours will pass un-noticed
whispers of wishes
will come to settle
in our hearts
and
minds
and
we will scribble the words
of
friendship
and
connection
on the canvas
of each other's souls

Though it is just a wish
whispered into the wind
I know that you
will
pick it up
dust it off
and
never forget the girl who
wished you into it


Though we may never share a porch swing
take that leisurely drive
on hidden roads
swig the finest of champagnes
or
make angels in the snow
I celebrate the gift
of our unlikely friendship

It is a blessing
a reason for joy
and
on this glorious spring afternoon
it is indeed enough