Ticket 2 Ride

I was ready when you appeared

The storm painted a double rainbow

Waiting, wore my patience threadbare

Just for awhile, I needed to fly solo

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We looked at each other from afar

I’d wait eons just for a chance

And swam through the clouds

To be partnered in this romance

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Only some wines improve with age

Like people, chemistry enhances few

No longer young, approaching twilight

Ripened, my nature sprang anew

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My color is less bright, but splendid

We are cooing without a sound

A private wavelength between hearts

Fluttering, floating off the ground

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A sweet gust of spring momentarily arrives

For a bud growing through the frost

A reminder of hope and renewal

Something found, feared lost