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Thunderstorms and Silver Dreams

sitting alone in my Silverado
in the local Laundromat parking lot
realizing these moments are the moments
that compose and define my life

I listen to Van Morrison belt out into the mystic
and for a moment I lose myself
in the shimmerdance of a silver DREAM
that sways carefree from my rearview

Mr. Clark waves from inside the painted window
he’s friendly enough for sure
but I can tell he really doesn’t know who I am
-still the gesture is nice

Jimmy and his two brothers
bobbing along behind their Mom
come and go in perfect unison
there is something so serene about that
I listen from a small crack
in the side window as they pass by
and catch the end of a conversation
that smiles my heart

“Mom said God wanted him to only have one leg”

“But why would God want that”

“I think God must be mean”

“Mom says he’s nice”

“Then why doesn’t he give that man a leg?”

the innocent bluntness of children
always dances my soul with so much joy
if there is nothing else in this world you can count on
…you can always count on that

Louise and her latest soul mate pull up
in her flashback 80’s muscle car
she looks almost as faded
as the gold bird clinging to her hood
but she seems happy enough…for now

cars busily hum main street
everyone focused on the task at hand
as I kick back in my Chevy
and enjoy the simple things

sun rays gently brush my skin
and for a moment I close my eyes
and just enjoy the warmth
but I’m never able to hide
my longing of rain for very long

I remember this spot as a kid
there was nothing out here back then
…only desert
and we were the explorers
…the desert rats
the kings and queens of the redrocks
with nothing but intrigue
stirring our days

but now the town is scattered from here to there
melding and merging with other towns on all sides
...just like life I suppose
leaving everything feeling so discovered

and where does that leave a girl like me
but alone in her truck on a warm mid-December’s day
hoping there are still untamed thunderstorms
blowing wild and free…out there, somewhere
... yet undiscovered

© LadyRaine