In my room upstairs in the house I grew up, I could lie in my bed and look out the open windows and over the backyard. I stared out at nothing, but saw everything.

 

Eyes Level To The Windows

6.20.2018

 

As I lay on my bed

Eyes level to the windows

Eyes level to the storm

A flash over the backyard

The power of the lightning

Hear the roar of the thunder

Over the cries

Of the Flash Flood alarm

 

As I lay on my bed

Eyes level to the windows

Eyes all over the yard

At its end, the Crabtree

And the two before, Cherry

Little branches weigh under

The weight of cherries galore

 

All seasons

All from my windows

So many reasons

Through the seasons

Why to my windows

My gaze goes

 

As I lay on my bed

Eyes level to the windows

Eyes level to the snow

See the icicles, stalactites

From the snow-covered gables

I spy winter wonders

From my vantage below

 

All seasons

All from my windows

So many reasons

Through the seasons

Why to my windows

My gaze goes

 

As I lay on my bed

Eyes level to the windows

Eyes on the driveway below

I hear someone coming

I know they’re your footfalls

I come a running

I’m coming my love

 

All of the seasons

All from my windows

So many reasons

To look out and below

 

All of the seasons

All from my windows

But you are the reason

I come down below

Regardless of season

I’m coming my love