The Baltimore-Washington Parkway is about to be in leaf, and on this misty spring morning, it looked beautiful. I hope all my friends who moved away from here have such pretty drives in their new clime. I didn’t even make any mobile phone calls, so I could enjoy the pretty ride home from a magazine assignment up in the Baltimore suburbs.
The B-W Parkway is so pretty, in part because of the preserved land on the sides. You can look beyond the shoulders and see streams and forest. It gives you a glimpse of what this town looked like before we were so civilized. I’m always happy to see land we haven’t paved over yet.
I was listening to music on this pretty drive and was prompted to think about the times I have kissed someone in a doorway. When I was 15, a farm boy I dated kissed me good night on my parents’ front porch. I leaned back against the house and rang the door bell.
Other times I have been the one going away. Sometimes I am the one going inside. I love when you both go inside together - or away together.
I think kissing in doorways implies a change. Do you remember who you have kissed in a doorway? Did the direction to which each of you parted describe something about your relationship? Which kisses stand out the brightest in your memory: the parting kisses or the greeting kisses?
5 comments:
AM,
You know the old saying " Never Kiss and Tell ".
Looks like the doorbell did the talking for you, in the past when you were with that 15 year old farm boy. As a farmer, I'm sure your dad wanted to start him out with a few acres (ach-er's) ughhh !!!!!
As far as the doorways go, there is some implication of either coming or going. Mistletoe, only makes the event a little more interesting.
Ever try a Tabasco kiss ? Gives a whole new dimension to the term "hot lips"
Somebody gave me a real big kiss on Valentine's Day it weighed almost 2 lbs. A giant Hershey Kiss
AM,
How on Earth does driving the BW Parkway remind you of kissing someone inside of a doorway ?
All I can say is that 15 year old farm boy must of been a real "Pansy"
Just the happy spring feeling I guess. I wish I could remember what song jogged my memory. I was listening to a folk music station on my satellite radio. It's nice to just let your mind wander rather than always talking on the phone.
AM,
You are right about the BW Parkway - it is a very pleasant drive. The right song on the radio plus the pleasant surroundings can just about take your immagination almost anywhere. Thanks for sharing your ride down "memory lane". ---- I was only joking about the Pansy's
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