boston commons with kelly.

for an afternoon

we visited the swans and ducks in boston commons,

fed them dark chocolate

(because we didn't have any bread),

and recounted one of our favorite children's books,

make way for ducklings.

it's a story about a little duck family

searching for a home

and finally settling in the boston commons pond.

we're no longer six and two years old,

and we're both out trying to find our own homes in the world,

but for those precious hours in the sunlight,

sitting under a willow tree,

we were the same little girls we used to be.

i love you, kelly.

you know this.