Making Snow Angels
I met an old friend
It was years between visits.
Many, many years
We had stayed in touch on and off
But meeting had never happened
Too busy
Too far
As it turned out, too much hurt
We met outside the city
On a whim
A moments notice
And voila, there she was
As beautiful as ever
Nothing had changed
It was like we hadn’t missed a beat
We met at the hotel room door
Big hug
The door closed
Locked out
It was the precursor for things to come
We had a drink
And chatted it up
It was so comfortable
We just cruised along
A snow storm started falling heavily outside
It didn’t matter
We headed out for our dinner in the storm
A quaint little spot
Named for the former owner’s daughter
Amanda’s
They kept the name
We were almost alone
We sat near a window
Where a small evergreen with little Christmas lights
Collected the snow
A winter wonderland
We joked about running outside
Making snow angels
And just being silly
We closed Amanda’s
Probably past Amanda’s bedtime
The snow had emptied the streets
Finding a cab was a challenge
We walked for a bit and then flagged down a ride
Onto a local spot
A bend of the wrist
A few more cocktails
It was getting late
Our driver had deserted us as the storm dumped
We had met her niece along the way
A pretty model
With a brilliant smile
With no ride in sight
And ten blocks to cover
Our path was set
We marched down the street
In the middle of course
On our way back to the hotel
Holding onto each other
Laughing and joking
An excellent adventure.
We were stopped by a police cruiser
Step to the sidewalk please
You might get run over
Oh sorry
How about a ride to the hotel?
A moments thought
And then no-
But be safe, good night
We did find a ride
And got back soon enough
We didn’t want the ride to end
We went back up and ordered a pizza
24 hr room service
What a wonderful thing.
I flipped on the television
An Olympics recap
This one and that one
Gold silver bronze
I dozed off on the couch
And awoke sometime later
My friend and her niece had gone onto bed
I was left alone to ponder the night
A wonderful night
One I had waited for so long to happen
It was funny and friendly
Heartfelt and real
I always wondered how things might have worked out differently
I found out she did too
I learned that love never dies
And the questions of youth
Upon reflection
Are answered positively
If you always keep a positive mind
Sometimes you just have to go for it
Don’t let obstacles stand in the way
Just go make snow angels out in the storm
I hope we get the chance to meet again
It’s a part of my life I’ve always cherished
I was so lucky to make it real
Now to keep it real