you & i would sing taylor swift
songs in your jeep as we cruised
along the tennessee highways,
you would sing the lyrics with
the steering wheel as your microphone
once, we decorated the jeep with
red roses & blue violets & a
rainbow of washable car markers
& we climbed onto the roof of
the car to look at the sun set
we would pick up books from the
used book store & you used to
smile when the boy who worked
there glanced over at us, you
used to make a list of books
you needed to read & i would
add some to my notes, too
hours of roads to a body of water
where there is no end in sight,
we giggle as we eat pancakes
with syrup that spills onto the
table at the "vintage" diner
post floating, we drive back
along a series of different roads,
& i wonder how many more years
we will be able to drive to
take in the beauty of
the nature around us
& the new sights
without a
purpose in mind.