Invitation

To live a life of fig jam and swimming holes

long walks and at least two kinds of hummingbirds

naked desert showers and coyote song

belly laughs and belly love

nighttime kisses impervious to mosquitoes 

big blue sky of a blue not taken for granted
my company for hockey sometimes

massaged kale and steak cooked perfectly two different ways
teaching and learning to catch with a mitt 

crying because it hurt when the ball hit

and stubborn refusal to stop learning 

at least until it's just not fun

and then also

canoeing fishing coffee 

tea sailing sit-ups 

pushups beer banter

and learning more birds
walking more miles

and each new thing that makes you come alive

with me.