Sweetheart there is
Something that you
Need to understand
Life isn’t happenstance
Before you were
Born the heavens
Kissed you giving
A little bit
Of itself to
You that’s why
I can see
The galaxies twinkling
In your eyes
And the sun
In your smile
And hear the
Oceans of moon
In your laugh
Sometimes in life
Someone is charged
With saying that
One thing that
Either builds or
Tears down neither
Is better depending
Sometimes someone knows
The truth that
You’re unwilling to
Face and that
Person is sent
To you to
Bring about change
And like happenstance
You popped into
My life like
Freshly buttered toast
Anticipated and warm
Crisp and fresh
I melted on
You like a
Pad of butter
We talked and
There we blended
Being one thing
And now another
Let me hear
You crack as
I coat the
Throat with saltiness
At long last
Two things eventually
Become just one
And finally spring
Has last arrived
And with the
Buds and blossoms
And sprigs and
Twigs and saplings
Came your hello
Your chagrin hesitation
Tickled me like
Dandelions held under
Chins your smile
Glowing on face
Sometimes people burn
As brightly as
Fields of wildflowers
And like echo
Called to canyon
Your hello came
Back a whisper
Surprised like curious
Pups I turned
Head cocked sideways
Standing and wondering
What you looked
Like if you
Were like me
Walking to the
Floor a clear
Pool lay and
In there I
Finally saw you
Looking at me
My own reflection
Rippling as frogs
Leapt from rocks
Into the water
I was hoping
For someone else
I know now
I’m my friend
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 