I oftentimes feel like
a mallard trying to
find a comfortable place
to sit upon eggs
Sitting upon dreams soon
to be realities is
never easy whether they
be ducklings career or
love we all have
dreams having dreams is
easy but tending to
them warming them and
protecting them from the
elements and from predators
and the many naysayers
takes courage fortitude and
strength whether those dreams
quack or maybe roar
Month: June 2023
AnyWhere
Just as the sun
caught your naked shoulder
you turned the same
way that you turned
in Venice as the
shuttle boat turned the
corner of the canal
and the sun caught
your naked shoulder making
it glow as if
cast from gold itself
but now as you
sleep still beside me
I can still see
you and standing there
a few feet ahead
of me having always
and remain my leader
I’ll follow you anywhere
Imagined
Sitting on my balcony
after eating our dinner
enjoying the early evening
sun as it creeps
slowly lower in sky
our wine glasses tinking
as they touch between
bad jokes and laughter
this is precisely how
a Denver summers evening
would be I imagined
Denver
I think I’m ready
to once again explore
having finally grown complacent
with my little apartment
it’s time to discover
new places new things
museums and food and
people now it’s time
to make Denver home
Gateway
I remember kissing you
just as I remember
your kissing of me
I don’t remember feeling
anything in particular actually
feeling no knowing yes
knowing that those kisses
were gateways and locks
between one thing and
something else between one
someone and another someone
else between wanting to
love and being loved
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 