Friday, November 21, 2014

lost in a life (eternal)

I married
worked
the same job
for thirty years
raised a daughter

lived a life
that applied
to no one

until I found
that hope
is eternal
and love
love is all

-dp-
11-21-14



(eternal)


I married
worked
the same job
for thirty years
raised a daughter
lived a life
that applied
to no one

until I found You,

and now 
I know
that hope
is eternal
and love
Your love
is all

-dp-

11-21-14


Wednesday, November 12, 2014

still alike

beach leaves
dazzling dusk
stunning reds
departing light


keeps us
facing westward
hand in hand
return to night


holding
hard to dreams
often shared
but unalike


turn us 
to our homes
once the same
but now apart

- dp-
11-12-14



Monday, November 10, 2014

nothing

I wish I had
what I had
before
a bed
a desk
a little more
a pot  to pee in
a book to read
some basic needs
So much to gain
so little to lose
so much was lost
but one thing's for sure
it's worth having nothing
to be without you

-dp-
11-10-14


Sunday, November 9, 2014

fingers

I wondered when
and what to do
when she asked
whether l hold hands
palm to palm
or with fingers

interlaced.

Caught off guard
I only said
I didn't know
I had never
given it much thought.


It seems to me
it always changes
from time to time
instance to instant.
So much like hugs
and even kisses
it's always the first time
that we remember.

 
-dp-
11-9-14

Saturday, November 8, 2014

> pan


you could be my
Neverland darling. 
and I, after several costly
and complicated 

operations,
could be your sweet,
nearly pubescent,


Pan. 
friend of fairies,
captain of lost boys,        
foe of the evil captain hook.
clap your hands if you believe


-dp-
11-8-14



Thursday, November 6, 2014

moisture in our way

seeking words of deference 
between our worlds apart
empty opposites divide us 

in rueful fits and starts
hollow hearts near empty 

so much to understand
no axe to hold  
our hands unfold
the solace of a tear
raise once resented ardor  
palpitations in our hearts
unexpected  shudders
and quivers in the dark
but feelings fail arousal
words don't fill the spot
that leave us cold
with love untold
and lips kept still apart


-dp-
11/6/14