mosses monday: LII...

this past friday morning

i was driving through

eastgate's parking lot 

toward the stoplight-controlled exit. 

as i was doing so, 

i noticed a 1980's model, 

burgundy, cadillac fleetwood 

across from and facing me.

there was a small-framed,

white-haired gentleman

sitting behind the steering wheel

barely tall enough 

to see over the car's dashboard.

my heart stopped.

it totally skipped a beat...

or two.

my head knew it wasn't mosses.

however,

my heart,

which had started beating again,

 SO wished it were.

~@~

as i approached the exit, 

i looked up 

to see the street light was changing 

from yellow to red.

i looked across the through street 

to see the big, old car turning right.

"i'll never catch up to him,"

i thought to myself.

i sat there for what seemed an eternity.

finally, my light turned green.

my heart urged me to speed to catch 

up with the car, 

but, i knew i'd surely get a ticket...

as there is always a police officer 

sitting in his squad car

waiting to ticket speeders

on the other side 

the overpass,

which separated the two of us.

and, that was assuming 

he had not already 

turned off onto one of the side streets 

ahead of me.

~@~

when i reached the peak

of the overpass,

i spotted the car.

again, i fought the urge to speed

before quickly realizing

there was no need.

for, in no time at all,

i found myself right behind the gentleman.

i slowed my jeep to just under 15mph,

the rate at which he was traveling.

mosses!

i smiled as my heart danced a jig.

looking in my rear-view mirror 

and seeing no one behind me, 

i pulled over, stopped, 

took out my phone, 

and snapped a picture.

i don't know why...

i guess i just wanted to capture

the moment

and

the joy i was feeling inside my heart.

of course, it wasn't mosses driving the car, 

but, it felt like a gift from above 

all the same.

love and God's blessings,

dani xxx

ps you will find earlier entries in ascending order on my side bar entitled, "our love story".