I Followed HerTo Denver
I followed her to Denver.
It got cold there in the winter.
She said she’d never been there.
I don’t know who or what sent her.
I followed her to Tucson.
It got hot there in the summer.
How long now had she been gone?
Being here is a real bummer.
I followed her to Charleston.
It was nice there in the autumn.
She asked if she could borrow ten.
If I’d known, I could have bought them.
I followed her to Seattle.
It was wet there in the spring.
It was good for all the cattle.
All the grass was very green.
I followed her to Napa.
Good weather there all year around.
I guess I’m gonna hafta
ask her to finally settle down.
It’s great here in the city.
Good food, wine and the arts.
The vineyards are very pretty.
the grapes hauled in on carts.
We finally made a commitment.
We were married in the spring.
And to think I almost didn’t
follow her. It was quite a thing.—————-R. W. Johnson—–(2013)