I think about it

I think about it sometimes . . .

All we did together.

The waiting in airports

To go to places we did not know.

Silently drinking coffee in the kitchen

Because you couldn’t sleep.

The way your hand

Automatically sought mine

And you sprinkling my face

With happy kisses.

I think about it sometimes.

 

Flying kites from city rooftops

The carrousel in London

Pulling my hand about your waist

Even though you were deep in slumber.

Watching you hold Brenda’s baby

As if wishing it was your own

The quiet times, walking in forests

On beaches and the streets of night

Words unsaid screaming to be heard

Until spoken with a touch and kiss

In a shadow where not even God was witness

 

I think about it sometimes

The whispered words somehow kept sacred

In the vault of my soul and conscience

The depth of your starlit gaze

More obvious than neon

The summer night we slept among tall grasses

Rather than to go home

Watching you painted in sunlight

Wet and glistening after a swim in the quarry

And then, years later, closing your eyes forever.

I think about it sometimes

Reviews

[Kelly Scheppers]

After reading this, and those before it, you have undeniably become my most favorite poet here at the WC!

...and I thank you for showering me with your brilliance! I am in awe...in every way a reader can be of another poet!

A most devoted fan,
Kelly

[DrD]

Such praise can only do damage to my ego, Kelly. I'm just a guy with memories, nothing more.

[audrie]

this was a beautiful (and I know this word is overused but oh well : / I thought the ending was peaceful. lovely piece

[DrD]

Thank you, Audrie. I'm glad you stopped by and took time to read this.

[David Scott]

This sounds like you think about it always...
Yet not by a compelling madness like many who can never let go, but with a reverence and gratitude your soul was saturated in by her love...
Perfectly conveyed David.

[DrD]

I like your avatar. With the prices doctors and dentists charge in the U.S., no wonder they wear masks. Thanks David. I appreciate you.