Wouldn’t it be Nice?

I wish you lived down the street!

On days like today we could share 
This glorious October breeze in 
The same perfect way.

Sipping on a cool drink, perhaps talking
About life or not talking…..we could
Breathe the same air and feel
Completely safe in each other’s thoughts 

How nice it would be if you lived
Down the street a piece.
I could perhaps summon up enough 
Energy to get dressed - picking out 
Something nice, but casual, to wear,
I could saunter 
Down the street and surprise you
With your favorite ice cream - no
Cake needed

Or maybe I’d get excited about the 
Prospect of you stopping by just
To sit awhile with me on the 
the deck while listening
To the bird’s singing and playing

Oh how I wish you lived down the
Street, you know, just at the corner 
Where Brooklyn and Glenn Dale
Intersect, where crisp, cool
Mornings lean into beautiful sunny
Lazy afternoons.

that perfect place where
Time stands still for a while and 
Perfect peace lingers more and more

How nice it would be if you lived just
Down the street.