warnings

they will warn you

with overreaching words

unspoken silences

and storms that happen 

allofasudden

you can choose to heed

these warnings

with the strength of poetry

your mellow voice

and the sun that's always 

right in your pocket

ready to shine 

for someone else

but never you

(true)

 

ago

and she showed him a picture

from way back when

of a couple in a canoe

floating on innocent promises

and he mulled over 

the image

for only a moment

then typed back

"We were younger then" 

and even though this man

of business and style

was surrounded by stress

and a million miles

his quick witted wonder

of a sentence of four words

broke through the turnpike

and up several hills

and blushed a cheek 

of a heart unawares

no stares could see 

what effect he gave

(thank goodness for covid

secret love is saved)

bliss

hearts

sometimes

when we're talking 

about nothing

it's like our hearts float

out of our bodies

and touch for a moment

floating in endless blue

over the middle of 

our parting

joining us again

in mid night

(one)

blank page

blank page from 

several yesterdays 

ago

wrinkled in worry

corner covered 

with the shadow

of dirt

tiny speck of a tear 

in the middle

i almost want 

to tear this testament

out of the notebook

out of sight 

out of mind

but it tells 

its own story

in its blankness

a protective cover

for the babblings

on the other pages

ages will happen

and i'll long forget

the bluest days

but this page stays 

in tribute

steadfast in 

silent emotion

(stay)

it is known

the incidental mumbles

that you think i don't hear

hurt more than endearments

that you whisper so clear

at sea

i talk pages and pages 

about me

non sequiturs as far as the eye can see

babbling and babbling like the waves

in the sea

and you just look at me

what a specimen i must be to you

what an odd bird i must sound like to you

broken songs that either float on transient planes

or mimicked tones that echo 1970's strains

how many times can you hear "the love boat"

over and over again

before you jump ship?

a thin wisp of intelligence

in a titanic piece 

of inconsistency

at sea against the rest of the world

(wave)

 

even when

and even when

you snore in my ear

wholeheartedly

myself throbs for

your being

internally

and even when 

you make fun

of my "book"

give me that

one look

eat all the chips

like a crook

i can't tear myself away

you're the day i've been waiting for

(dawn)