The greatest 15 minutes of my life
*typing on phone because I didn’t want to have this feeling fade
Walking home in the dusk
Mid baltimore spring
Our neighborhood
Trees - some kind of them
——- I don’t know too many tree names
So many trees
My oldest daughter and I walking home in the dusk
She just finished lacrosse practice
She tries so hard
I’m so proud of her
I love her heart and how big it is
The smell of spring
She’s on her scooter pedaling
She wants to race me
She always wants to race me
She picks up a daffodil and makes a wish
She won’t tell me what it is
I ask her - she still won’t tell me
She picks another and says I’ll tell you
“I want you to be nicer”
It makes me sad - but still proud
She tells me to find one
So that I can make a wish
We’re in our neighborhood
She uses a big word
She uses another big word
I find a dandelion
I make a wish
She asks what it was
I say “for mama and I to start together and be happy”
She says “that’s crazy”
She sees a friend from her neighborhood
We go inside
The 15 minutes are over
I’m very happy - it’s a great way to end the day
