sitting on a rickety chair on the front porch
drinking another glass of wine
i’m wearing a sundress in january
watching the light rain
inside the conversation and music
melts together with the rich smells
of food we spent three days preparing
this is another home
and an impossibly warm dream i’m living
in this city south of the Mason-Dixon
where pansies bloom all winter
the sun shines strong bringing life to me
when i would otherwise be sleeping
through the long cold months
of dreariness in my native town
rain comes again to mix with
leisurely traffic sounds and
the beating of my own heart
recognizing this moment makes
my hairs stand on end and my stomach
is ready to feast on this great day
© 1/4/97
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