When I kiss
You I kiss
You and not
Just your lips
When I like
You I like
You not just
Your jokes when
I love you
I love you
Not just when
You’re here but
When you’re not
When I kiss
You I kiss
You and not
Just your lips
When I like
You I like
You not just
Your jokes when
I love you
I love you
Not just when
You’re here but
When you’re not
Try to remember
This my boy
Life is less
About what you
Do and more
About what you
Do in the
Face of what
You do that
Matters most ultimately
The blue sky
Is littered with
Fluffy plastic bags
Wisps of bygone
Moisture reminding me
Of my grandmother’s
Hair blowing this
Way and that
Across her bluer
Than blue eyes
The clouds move
Past sky blue
Like snow drifts
In Wisconsin winters
Leaving only open
Burrow holes seen
Lower clouds hang
Like large spider
Webs as jet
Planes fly through
Fields of tall
Greens and soupy
Moss stand across
From me as
Wet streets purr
Under car tires
Here in Charlotte
You are like
A moonlit pond
Simple serene reflective
Like angels mirrored
Back to me