Magpie Tales-Yes

Summer Evening, Edward Hopper, 1947

walking home

lights of the city behind them

leaves rustle with the wind

locusts hum

her sandals clicking, clacking

as the moon plays hide and seek

with the clouds

heat lightening flashes

She jumps

He moves closer

She walks faster

Her words "It's late"

Lost in the distant rumble

Of thunder

Ozone and old spice

Follows her

The porch light a beacon

Steps

Creaking,cracking

A bedroom light flickers on

He reaches for her hand

"Could I see you again?"

His words floating loudly

Through the suddenly still air

A bedroom light flickers off

She leans into the darkness

Towards him

Feeling his smile

Whispering

As he brushes her cheek

With his lips

"Yes"

C.M. Jackson 2011

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