her vision

My love and I sit in
Our car parked by the Green
We are people watching as
First Friday art crawl happens on the
First pleasant evening in months
More than a decade ago when
This event started we were
Part of the crew who showed up
Every month and we have continued
To participate in a fashion that
Respects the realities of our lives
We watch the crowds that would have been
Stunningly large a decade ago but are
De rigueur these days if the weather
Cooperates as it has today
The people watching is good
But even better is listening to
My love tell me what she is seeing
That person’s mode of dress
The child with the wild hair
The dog that seems centered
The vendor we have seen a thousand times
Getting a glimpse of her
Vision of the world is the thing
I didn’t even know I wanted
To do tonight and yet it
Brings me so much
Simple joy

Randy Roberts 2025-08-01