1.
Maybe it's O.C.D.
But I think of you too often —
A person who no longer exists.
I wear a perfume from the past —
No one notices but me.
My secrets ooze from my pores,
Silent but present.
And when I wake up,
And when I lie down,
And when I dream:
You are still with me.
2.
You'll need directions
Don't be alarmed
It's off the beaten path
Oh you've heard about it
Well, go slowly, the driveway is rough
Yes, the winters can be long
Yes, the road gets plowed
But the wind! You should feel the wind!
Even in winter, that's a joke by the way.
The summer breeze, that's what you'll want to feel.
Up here, up on the top of a big hill,
There's always a sweet clean breeze.
Wear walking shoes and hurry.
3.
Come on over and eat garlic with me.
We have all that fresh stuff that
somebody grew — just harvested.
Come and sit next to me while
I peel and chop garlic,
and onions and even shallots
or leeks from that farm you'll
drive past to get here.
Come over and sit right there.
Olive oil, garlic — it goes from there —
and soon
we're simmering.
Something smells wonderful.
Use what you have.
Today we have garlic.
Come over.
