I don’t want to live on hopes and dreams
Spending my life on outlandish schemes
As if the only place the extraordinary exists
Is at destinations found on a Bucket List
But every day has its unexpected turns
Chance encounters where passion burns
Finding the miraculous in the minutia of days
Discovering adventure in their mundane ways
Sunset beaches where lovers kissed
These are moments for a bucket list
A sense of expectancy a hint of wonder
A quick bright flash and then comes the thunder