Anne Tibbitts writes

All In 

She stood at a seventies Olive green stove cooking bacon. 

The morning fog lifted off the lake. she broke two eggs into the

hot grease. sitting down to eat, she looked long out the window. 

she had gotten the trailer. she had worms in the fridge. the pole 

was in the corner. thank god she had never lost the pink fur 

striped hat. And it was easy to find an Old Blue zip up sweatshirt 

hoodie and get it dirty. 

Everything was the same good feeling being in that place. 

She wS so glad to smell the clean air and to know she could take a 

hot bath every day and lie down on a new mattress. This mission she 

was on had been carefully planned and she was confident that 

everything would stay on plan 

What she didn't expect nor ever even consider is that he himself 

had been planning the exact same mission 

So when she opened the front door early that morning how surprised 

was she to find him standing there getting ready to knock? 

Washing his hair with warm filtered lake water and kiwi shampoo the 

fragrance took her way far back in her mind. 

She had always been the one to tell people never give up on love. It 

can come at any age. 

And yet she herself didn't believe it would ever apply to her. 

But stars fall from faraway places and u never can tell when its 

your turn to go to the head of loves long line 

She was ready 

She knew exactly what to do 

There was no guessing involved 

She took her place in his heart 

And let the beauty of each day unfold 

After all, love makes the World go round 

And she was spinning on a whole new axis.