To Lie Down in Green Pastures by Cynthia Sharp

Dedicated to Jude Neale who came up with the prompt, "Add a day to any month and tell me what you'd do with it" and insists that I give myself daily writing time.
If I could add a free day to any month, I would give it to May so I could see you tomorrow.I would read Harry Potter all morning in bedinscribe dreams in its pages, then don the coral Italian silk blouse,the one with billowing sleevesthat I paid too much forand paint my nails cherry tree floralwith lime leavesbecause I deserve to be pretty.I would breathe spring lightand wear pink petals in my hair,let the wind weave ocean mist through my curlsas I inhale the aroma of fresh sea salt,ferrying over to your love.I’d travel to friends who make me write poems,who pick me up and drop me off at the shoreand share the afternoon reciting verse on comfortable couches,who serve me white wine with homemade cauliflower soupand invite me to peruse wedding albums of Hawaii, lifetimes of story,with only a labradoodle to keep time.I would taste the starlight in royal blue skies,aquamarine blossoms travelling deep in the nightand live solely on my terms.