Today I Love the long way home...Slice of Life 2014 Day 7

I'm still slicing along with the good folks at Two Writing Teachers as part of their Slice of Life Writing Challenge. I am again giving poetry a fair shake this Friday, long day, evening.  Be kind, please!

I'm also listening to "Take the Long Way Home" by Supertramp on my Pandora radio, which may or may not be helping!  I had a serious conversation about plagiarism with my students today, so I want to make sure that I mention this inspiration that may or may not work its way into my own work.  I have always loved taking the long way home, but I do not like it when others take the long way home when I am waiting on them..

 

Where Were You?

I waited for you,

I longed for you,

I despaired of ever seeing you again,

I began to have a recurring nightmare

that is was Autumn and 

November was just 

around the corner

and we still had the 

whole 

long 

snowy 

winter

yet to come

I thought I saw you

once

but I was

mistaken

You took the long way home

You tarried here and there

On this page and that on 

Facebook

Until I thought maybe

you 

had 

forgotten

me

I dreamt of you

I even wept for you

I began to imagine we were living in Narnia,

"always winter, but never Christmas"

but we'd already had our holiday and

the snow just

kept coming

and it seemed as if the

whole 

long 

snowy 

winter

was yet to come

but...

I thought I saw you

today

and 

I 

was 

right 

You did weave and wander 

your long way

home

And you did tarry

where

I do not really know

But today I know

that you 

did 

not 

forget 

me

I dreamt of you

I waited for you

I longed for you

And today I wept 

tears of joy over you

as 

you

returned 

to

me

Today I Love the SUN!