“First rain”

Wet concrete, scratchy throat
Sort of. Enough to take a mental health day
First stop: pay the special rainy-day markup price for
New windshield wiper blades

It's noisy at the coffee house,
So much more so than I except for a Tuesday.
There's a group of 30/40 somethings covering the couch
One man, five women. I wonder who they are
And I keep on wondering

Two new guys behind the counter are being trained by the no-nonsense gal
I've seen her here from time to time. Not totally friendly, but very real
It's why I come here

A thin young woman sneaks in
says hello briefly to someone
then steals back out
If her blond hair hadn't had those streaks of turquoise,
I wouldn't have noticed.
Meek. Mousy.
And I've now spent more time thinking about her than I did seeing her.

My neck hurts
I may need to try the hot shower thing again.
But it can wait until Led Zeppelin's "Over the hills and far away" finishes playing on the stereo; I love that song.