A Place to Lay

In the woods

against a tree.

In the snow.

Rolling in the hay.

On the roof of a car

in the middle of a field

in the rain.

In the silence.

Or in the state of laughing loud.

On a blanket in the sand

along uninhabited beach.

In a cave.

In the open, looking at the stars.

At the river

on a boulder by the stream.

In the trunk of a Redwood.

In a boat rocking gently on the sea.

In a hammock

in some exotic rainforest

on a humid day

just after a 20 mile hike to and from

the most beautiful waterfall

that someone’s ever seen.

On the floor of a simple mountain cottage

with no air conditioning

on a warm summer day

with the windows blowing in a gentle breeze.

In a child’s tree house.

And just for kicks

A counter or an empty desk, a table.

Or in a corner up against the wall.

Or up against the washing machine

in the noisy laundry room.

In the water of some Jacuzzi

or some other source; a shower, or a bath

Or anything, really.

Maybe tied up to the chair.

But definitely up against a tree

in the woods

And all those other places…

Places to lay with someone.