In the parking lot
outside the coffee shop
a woman
in orange and black spandex
rides a mountain bike
back and forth,
circling rows of cars,
speeding up,
standing to bounce—
to imagine
how it might feel
to cross rougher terrain.
Hair in a ponytail
sunglasses on,
she is considering
an investment
on this sunny afternoon.
I watch the doors
of the bike shop,
to see what she decides.
Across the lot
two men faux fly fish,
lines spinning out
overhead—forward and back,
forward and back.
(I've learned not to park near that store.)
In jeans
and flannel shirts,
they cast out
toward warmer days
to come—
test driving Spring.
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Love your title and last line frame. I’m going to hold on to the vivid images of the street scene for inspiration for Monday’s post.
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I adore how you capture the transition to spring with these snapshots, just fabulous! The title “test driving spring” is spot on! Great observations.
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Love the idea of that driving spring. I wrote about the anticipated arrival today too. My kindergartener plans to wear shorts tomorrow and she’s ready to open the pool…she is ready for more than a test drive!
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Ha! That line of thinking sounds completely reasonable to me.
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What a great idea to ‘test drive’ spring. We put the canoe on the river last weekend and this weekend, the heat is back on. Spring faked us out!
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LOVE the idea of test driving Spring, such an apt way to describe the behavior. It also made me think about test schedules determining Spring in a high-stakes testing school culture (as in, once we’re done with the tests we and the kids can finally move onto enjoying Spring – “Tests driving Spring”)
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Ha—that’s wordplay that never occurred to me. . .
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Such a clever title and imagery that connects with the theme. I’m ready to test drive summer!
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