Sometimes life reminds
Me of that
One Christmas long
Ago when for
Days I spied
Upon that one
Gift nestled beneath
The tree knowing
That it was
For me and
When the day
Finally. came it
Went to someone
Else oh the
Gifts that I
Received were fine
But it was
That one that
Made that Christmas
Special to me
Nights are haunted
By dreams of
Times gone by
Of swimming languidly
In loves sweet
Pools of affection
Remembering smiles summer
Warmth on faces
Are these dreams
Harbingers of hope
Or a dereliction
Of damnation now
I believe hope
For even if
I am damned
I am damned
To tread water
Remembering you forever
And then the
Boy said to
The man look
At your hands
They have tilled
Fields and held
Babies look at
Your eyes they
Squint because of
So many sunsets
Now look at
Your heart it’s
Just as new
As mine is
Love knows no
Age or year
I miss you
But since you
No longer read
These you’ll never
Know just like
The first snowflake
Of a blizzard
Never understands what
It itself started
When it decided
To alight on
My warm tongue
And yes often
A pot unstirred
Boils over ignored
And left unattended
That’s when you
Realize that it’s
Your fault to
Have started something
Before you were
Ready to give
It your attention
Now a mess
To clean up
Rather than enjoy
