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

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

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

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

> 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

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