First Date
not every encounter
will be the one
but the one
will come from
some chance meeting
so you show up
more aware of yourself
than the night before
give soothing strokes
to your goosebump skin
the air stuffy inside
with the promise of hope
knowing if the one appears
you will charm the rain
from the sky
© C. Jean Downer
Image: “Automat,” by Edward Hopper, 1927
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C. Jean Downer writes traditional whodunits with a magical twist. She's a self-proclaimed expert in the field, with thousands of mystery books, television episodes, and movies to her reading and viewing credit. Even her family refuses to watch mysteries with her because of her gifts of deduction unless she zips it. If she was younger and braver, she'd trade her Ph.D. for a PI in a heartbeat! C’est la vie. Downer is the author of Lies Are Forever, the first book of the Sloane West Mysteries, and a published poet. She lives in White Rock, British Columbia, with her wife of twenty-plus years, their two fabulous daughters, two lazy dogs, and three chill cats.
