For Now

Today

I went to the movies

A matinee

Some silly comedy

Nothing romantic

Because I had hoped to laugh.

Yesterday

I drank cappuccino

While watching people pass by

Our favorite seat near the window

Decaf, wet foam

Just how you like it.

Last week

I drove by the gardens

Where we strolled so often

Planning tomorrow

While savoring today.

I did not stop

(I'm not ready)

But drove slowly past

The scent of roses

Teasing me down the street.

One day

I will be able

To drive through this town

Walk through a garden

Browse a bookstore

Sit by the pond

Make a pot roast

And smile.

I may even take in a movie.

But for now

I'd be content

To go an entire day

Without aching for your presence.