And there I
Found you in
The forest glen
Standing tall majestic
Tree limbs spread
Like many arms
Cut you down
I did and
Made you mine
Decorated you with
Memories and small
Star like lights
Sang to you
Surrounded you with
Gifts tied in
Pretty colors and
Then after the
Season I undressed
You and left
You curbside why
Do I waste
Such beauty on
My own folly
The day starts
Sleepy and dull
Like tarnished teapots
Put to boil
Promising heat and
Tea colorless like
Sleep masks the
Greens fade and
Blend like watercolors
Everything is quiet
Even the colors
Drowsy morning here
The sky growls
As cloud like
Planes fly low
Overhead blemishing low
Sun in shadow
Cars buzz by
Like busy ants
Hurried by the
Days end as
Children like little
Raccoons bed down
In downy burrows
Evening in Charlotte
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
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 