Miss A

I could thank you for bringing the sunshine
it was a rainy week when you arrived
and the warmth of your face was nice to have
I could acknowledge you for the courage
and the endless support you've given me
steel and concrete sentences
daily phrases of encouragement
to keep rowing
to keep flying
brick by brick
word by word

But with you here
and the softness of your hands
which formed an unexpected cloud
Thank you for not caring
or at least ignoring
the daily insanity and chaos
I sometimes dare call life

Thank you for the sunshine
for letting me show you this city
that has adopted me
as one of its own
thank you for embracing every special place
every gust of wind
every latte and quiche
for your smile
and many more things I couldn't number
thank you for the sunshine
for the sunbeam of your smile
April
for the trees are dressed in reds
and my shoes keep getting wet
for yesterday the city cried a little
but no one noticed
cause they all thought it was rain.