“The Blue Tapestry”  Part 1 of the Trilogy

 Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance”

                                                                                                       Cowboy Proverb

 The Rendezvous

The Sky was blue, the air was fresh

and the meadows were green

The innocent, sensuous, jade-like yet soft voice

Came over beautifully

Drowning the slurring humming noise of the wind that

Passed over the open hood

Caressing the two smiling faces ;

Their laughter meandered and bounced along

the twists and turns of the idyllic country roads

Hélène
Je m'appelle Hélène
Je suis une fille
Comme les autres

Hélène
J'ai mes joies mes peines
Elles font ma vie
Comme la votre

Je voudrais trouver l'amour
Simplement trouver l'amour..........

With the bright warm sun watching over high above

They sat in the garden sipping wine

Chatting about anything, everything and nothing

The pet dogs looked on enviously

Salivating probably only to stay cool and

Taste the biscuits on the table

Rain came down with wind blowing

They sat on one of the rows in the spectators’ stand

At the open theatre by the sea

Joining many people

Taking refuge from the elements

But there was no performance

The only spectacle was that

Two people deeply intoxicated, finding each other

Feeling slightly dizzy under the dream-like ambience

Summer sizzled up the heat

The sun was beating down mercilessly

Weeds grew turning the garden into a raging forest

He wrestled with the electric lawn mower

Trying to tame the unruly green into some order

Only to discover the grass scoop

Liked to play the splitting game

Separating from the mower at every minor jolt

She wore her straw hat 

Gave up watching helplessly

his struggle with the demon machine

Got busy re-setting the water sprinklers

That 'd been buried for sometime and

She collected the debris left in the trail that he blasted

Dusk, then darkness fell

So did the barbecue

“I still love him. If he comes back to me,

 I ‘ll be his again. “

The barbecue turned into a bonfire

He felt like being pushed over a cliff

Without a lifeline to hang onto

He lost his composure and was dangerously helpless 

He reached for an escape hatch and booked a holiday

“I want to take some time off too. Do you mind if I travel with you? “

Not comprehending the complex female psyche

“I just needed some time to think alone!” He grunted

“When will you fly out? “ She despaired

“Coming Sunday.”

 Same music played but the mood decidedly turned blue

Hélène
Je m'appelle Hélène
Je suis une fille
Comme les autres

Hélène
J'ai mes joies mes peines
Elles font ma vie
Comme la votre

Je voudrais trouver l'amour
Simplement trouver l'amour......