I sit on her porch.
\nAlone.
\nIt\u2019s quiet
\nExcept for the faint
\nRolling of crickets
\nChirping their song.<\/p>\n
There is a calm, cool breeze
\nGently rocking the goldenrods.
\nThe second day of autumn
\nBrings with it their sweet, soothing scent.<\/p>\n
Only the distant hum of engines
\nBreak into nature\u2019s easy sway.<\/p>\n
My girlfriend\u2019s birthday is Friday.
\nI can\u2019t talk to her
\nAbout what I\u2019m really feeling and thinking.
\nShe likes things calm\u2014
\nNo rocking the boat.<\/p>\n
I wonder what to give her.
\nDinner out?
\nA book?<\/p>\n
She coos in high, praising tones
\nTo her dog
\nAs she enters her house.
\nI wish she\u2019d talk to me like that
\nBut that would be silly.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re ten years a couple.<\/p>\n
The cool breeze causes goosebumps
\nTo grow on my bare arms.
\nI\u2019ll go greet her now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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