BEING BACK

It is so good to be back

How many years has it been?

Too many to count and

Who has time to waste on counting?

You know what I’m going to say—

Don’t you—come on now, don’t deny it

You are beautiful; more beautiful

Than I can remember and I had

Great trepidation in not knowing for sure

But now that I am here I can tell you

That you exceed my expectations and

Already I am high on your welcome

And kindness and want to thank you.

I’ll tell you the truth, but then—

Don’t I always—you are an angel—

My angel and whether I deserve you

Or not, I’ll take you and together

We’ll travel if only in our minds;

If only through a hundred kisses;

To the pyramids and the Pyrenees;

The canyons and the plains.

We’ll witness delight in others as

We lie close together and talk like

We did about love and philosophy.

There will be on need to be shy

For nothing has changed in you or I

Just an interval which will be like

Extra frosting as we travel back and

Then come back to where we are.

It is so good to be back.

Stanski

October 2, 2020 ^