Hellos (to Bean)

There is something

About the surprise

Of a fresh

Overnight snow fall

Something crisp chilling

And clean something

Just like your

Smile the other

Night upon arrival

It brought newness

To the area

Season of Christmas

Of surprises and

Hope that maybe

Last time will

Be the last

Time that we

Say goodbye and

From now on

A simple series

Of just hellos

Wonderful fresh crisp

And warming hellos

NextToMe (to Bean)

There’s this distant

Sound of sawing

Saws and then

You move and

I’m reminded of

You right here

In my bed

Next to me

Poetry (to Bean)

And we wrote

Poetry just he

And I for

The first time

In years we

Shared ideas hopes

Dreams and touch

And he wanted

To watch me

Write him poetry

WeBothLoved (to my Bean)

And so he

Arrived onions and

Kidney beans in

Hand he said

Make me chili

And so I

Did and we

Started the cooking

And eventually dined

And shared stories

Triumphs and disappointment

Then there between

Sour cream and

Chives we realized

That one thing

We both loved

ToEachOther (once again for Bean)

And so we

Met and came

Together again not

Like before but

New exposed and

Naked no promises

Simply hope that

Each of us

Will be happy

That’s our blessing

To each other