SoLong (to Zamir)

If only

Goodbyes

Were

As sweet

As

Hellos

We’d

All

Be

Happier

Perhaps

So long

Can

Be

A

Placeholder

In

Time

So long

My

Love

So

Long

EachOther

Wr

Were

The

Same

Age

Eons

Ago

Before

Many

Times

My

Words

Stirred

You

As

Now

Man

Or

Woman

Connected

We’re

Free

Now

To

Be

Each

Other

ToEnd (to Z. & M.)

There

Were

Two

As

One

Magical

Combination

Laughter

And

Glances

Light

Touches

And

Laughter

Friends

They

Were

From

Beginning

To

End

Enlightening

It is

Aloneness

Where

I

Gain

Clarity

The

Silence

Of

Winds

Bring

Wisdom

I’m a

Hermit

Lone

Thoughts

Enter

Passengers

On a

Bus

Bringing

Stories

Choosing

Aloneness

Is

Different than

Lonely

Lonely

Is an

Ache

Aloneness

Is

Enlightening

PortsOfCall

Trade

Winds

Shuffled

Curtains

Above

Bed

Drawing

Chills

And

Linen

Low

Sunlight

Fails

To

Warm

So

Body

Heat

Comforted

Our

Room

A

Schooner

Sailed

Tranquil

Waters

Of

Daybreak

Taking

Us

To

Loves

Ports

Of

Call