Allan Lewis

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I Run Here When it's Dry

Sunshine or cold, your red hat would catch my eye anywhere. Your signature.

Today we're in a park out of the way from the places you normally go. I run here when it's dry and I can follow the trails through the woods and fields. It's peaceful and quiet. I come across people here and there, mostly with their dogs, but it's still easy to get lost.

Did you like it when we came here? The four of us? You said that you did, but I'm not so sure. Was it the ice from the flooding? The dog that was a little too big and moved a little too quickly?

Maybe.

I don't think you were comfortable. Doing, exploring, adventuring: these things aren't as much for you as they are for me.

It was a beautiful, sunny day. We ought to try the walk again. We'll take a different route, this time, because maybe I'm wrong. Surely I have as much stuck in my head as you have in yours. Surely I have work to do, too.