New is how
I’d describe him
like that first
refreshing sip of
tonic water crisp
a sour start
and sweet finish
bubbles that dance
on the tongue
that rise and
float in glass
gentle to watch
as they pop
disappear and another
rises and swims
taking its place
Gum
New is how
I’d describe him
like a piece
of chewing gum
recently unwrapped and
popped into mmouth
flavorful and sweet
then slowly digested
resulting in bubble
snap and pop
a playful ease
a new taste
curious and juicy
the kind that
ends in pocket
to be enjoyed
again and again
over and over
Life
I live
a quiet
simple and
private life
preferring to
remember than
to make
for making
requires effort
whereas remembering
nary none
Clouds
Today clouds
mirror you
laying on
the beach
flat beneath
they reflect
the land
and you
flat beneath
absorbing same
but both
billowing above
as they
rise higher
to infinity
ForEverMore
And then Bach
as you turned
and without looking
laid hand upon
my chest and
the cellos of
my heart began
moaning and without
seeing my heart
whispered to yours
that I will
love you just
like this until
forever does pass
into forever more
and forever more
beyond even that
