The Drive

Alone together we go
Up the 5
Miles of emptiness
Stretching vast
Past the towns
And gas stations
Along the way
Miles and hours
Fall behind us
Town to City
To nothingness
Drive through it all
Searching for the place
We hope to find
And we'll know it
When we stop there
Small town by the sea
No stop lights to be found
Just a solitary stop sign
At the town square
Rolling hills of green
By the cemetery
Waters lapping the tiredness
Away from our eyes

The Expected

A sunrise is never sudden
nor unexpected.
Early morning Sunday
driving through abandoned
freeways and streets
with unusual ease.
Night began to fade
into darkest blue.
Darkest blue began to
lighten even further
until at last the sky was a
saturated soft blue
blanketing everything.
For a few moments
there was peace
everywhere in this place
I have always called
my home.

The View

We were sitting in my car watching the waves
come in and out from the beach. We were
waiting for nothing in particular.We had just
had breakfast a town over and felt like coming
here. It was the kind of beach without much
there except for the sand and water. No fancy
bars and restaurants, just sand waves. Pure
simplicity. I cannot say how long it was that
we sat there. It could have been half an hour,
it could have been a few hours, I don't know.
I remember holding her hand and kissing her.
I remember listening to her breathing.
I remember feeling her body through her clothes.

early morning drive
the city still sleeps in peace
many miles to go 

Morning Drive

The cool morning air 

necessitated your sweater.

You sat in the passenger seat of my car;

I looked at you and marveled 

at how much more beautiful you are

than my memories.