We did not sail in the rain
though we came right to the edge of it
in the sweet game of willingness
to enter the space of shared experience,
to find the delight
in each other’s pleasure,
to join in at something
that all of us love.
Anyone’s strong intent
would have brought the others along
but we all decided
in the grey mist and wind on the shore
that we’d be better served
going home
to hang out together and bake things
in the cozy kitchen,
letting the wind outside
wrap us in a soft cocoon.
©Wendy Mulhern
August 29, 2013