This poem is for you
who write me occasionally
in long hand
you who love letters
as much as I do
you who love music too
recognize spectacular today
because of weather
because of music
because it’s still August
Noah and Ahava are here with us
Chesray will come tomorrow
we went to Cafe Mutton
for brunch in Hudson
our fourth try. We got in.
As wonderful as we hoped
Today’s poem
about 5:26 the time now
I will go with Ahava
to a crazy nearby swimming pool
at a hotel that hosts
motorcyclists and steam punk fans
many people with spectacular
tattoos, they bring enormous coolers
just in case
people who live in the hotel’s massive
trailer park next door
who offer us onion rings
who offer us conversation
Ahava swims
I talk to a woman named Sandy
she and her husband Al for Alvin
wear matching pool outfits
She says they own 24
matching pool outfits
we leave the pool happy
Ahava for swimming
me for Sandy and Al.
I can picture you when you learn they have 24 matching outfits. :--)
This "end of the afternoon" poem BEST captures the elegance of all mundane raptures about the end of the summer better than any paean I've ever read. Thank you.