i looked for a park

just like loose park

my all-time favorite place

the trees

the green

the solitude

the beauty

and kindness

of strangers, their dogs

where i find myself

every time

i found it

i looked for flat land

to skateboard

to run

to bike

for fun

i found it

i looked for a place

that had

the art

the music

the funk

of chicago

in a smaller way

i found it

i looked for that total hippie eclecticism

for that beautiful rainbow quality

for the mysteries and stories

woven into the frames of every interesting

building place restaurant and bar

like the strangeness of lawrence kansas

i found it

i looked for a big sky like a magical time

in texas

when i thought

i was in love

i found it

i found the sunsets

the sunflowers

the beauty

the calm

the natural

it found me.