Laelia (for RR)

Hanging

on

the

wall

tickling

as

I

brush

past

he

reaches

out

turning

I

see

a delicate

blossom

long

neck

strong

roots

not

like

other

flowers

he

blooms

forever

Beauty

It is

not

in

the

beholder

It is

only

in

the

mirror

of

the

soul

Blueprint

truth

courage

humility

clarity

life

peace

to

achieve

one

one

must

acieve

all

HelloGoodbye

It is

only

the

hello

and

goodbye

that

has

meaning

the

middle

is

but

memory

Bella

Awakened

hours

before

sun

writing

about

Bella

about

him

promising

I

wouldn’t

let

us

be

us

bello

away

from

everyone’s

eyes

don’t

put

me

on

pages

keep

me

yours