Come Again

We always ask you to come again another day.
Next time, though, could you be kind enough
to drop a note or call in advance?

Just a few words to tell me
you'll be stopping by this afternoon.
That way I can bring an umbrella
or park in the garage.

Or maybe, if you plan to visit for a while,
I can take the day off and sit on the porch,
a book in my lap, my eyes on the lake
where you are splashing and dancing,
whispering to me as you fall
and even, perhaps, singing to me
on the metal roof above my porch
and my book
and me.