When I was 5 I Loved...

When I was 5 I loved:

• Bradley
• That stuffed Toto dog that grew grayer every month
• A green bikini I wore in Mexico - paraded around as I munched on mangoes
• Bienvenudo, my invisible dragon I imagined on the end of my invisible leash

When I was 10 I loved:

• Zachary
• Stickers that puffed out, glowed in the dark, whirled around on the page of my scrapbook
• Rice Krispie Treats melting in my mouth
• Pirates of Penzance, the Mikado and Annie whom I was sure I would play one day

When I was 25 I loved:

• John
• That enormous coffee table that could have fit us both inside
• Earring,s one of which always ended up going missing
• The gatherings in my home of women telling stories, making us laugh, strutting their wares

Now at 43 I love

• Keith
• Kale
• Whidbey Island
• Any sign that the world might be a better place than I think it is
• The feeling of possibility when it is finally 75 degrees and I can think