Stroll through Greenwood

We knew they were watching

As we ambled down winding pathways

And under fated wispers and snickers

They witnessed our first meeting

How they must wonder what happened

Outside of those gated, blessed walls

We will have to go back, if just

To quell the underground rumors

Who had bet against the fox staying

With the ragged, old wolf?

As we continue on our journey together

Let’s see what more lays in waiting

Shining

You are a star among many

But you are my star, my sun

Your warmth I receive

Your light I reflect

Without you, I am but a rock

Your light makes me shine

So let’s light up lives together

Because what is a sky without stars?

Puzzles

Puzzle pieces are unique

To fit together, they must

Have the same deformities

And align

The sun and the moon must shine

Shoreline meets boardwalk

It makes sense

Perhaps we were from another story

Marc Antony and Cleopatra

The pieces fit together

Oasis

I’ve been traveling in the desert

For so long now

Existing on nomad Bedouin hospitality

Maslovian needs met under duress

And then I saw you

My eyes may deceive me

My senses are piqued

It has been so long to find this respite

Shade and cold drink

Let us hope

That this is not a mirage

That good thing

I have a good thing going

You leave me wanting

More

Of you

And when you leave

It makes me understand

Just how good I’ve got it

Flashlight

Wading through the wallow

I found a beautiful way

She didn’t know it

Through stys and puddles

I found my way

So I know

You shine the light

Balance

I am a simpleton

This I know

You are above my class

This too, I know

But, in this state

I have the advantage

Being that

You love me too+

Be close to me

They say distance makes the heart grow fonder

But when your breath is on my neck

I have you wrapped closely

My heart does not wont

Do not linger, nor tarry

Unless by my side

Be hasty in your return

For my heart longs for you

Please come back to me

Your joy is infectious

Missing you is like the blankets torn away on a cold morning

I want you in your nook

My oasis

There are things that I cannot change

The broken shards of life that sting

Like nettles around my heart

Infecting my attitude

Reflected in my prickly disposition

You are my desert flower

Bountiful beacon of beauty

In less-than-friendly environs

The sweet pear fruit of the cactus

I find my sustenance in your eyes

You water my soul and revitalize it

From a natural spring of goodness

My splinters glom over in your dew

I hope to wear an amber coat

To shield from future fractition

A year’s time

As the seasons slowly change

Morphing wardrobe choices

Sneaking behind life decisions

I think of you

Summer welcomes autumn

While we fall in love

In a simple, natural way

Like lapping waves to shore

I think of you

As another grey whisker grows

And life sheds another lesson

My patience ebbs and flows

A tempered heart again hits flame

All the while, I think of you

So when the wind changes

From a summer kiss to a winter nip

Time will pass and make us stronger

We will be fortified to endure both

To see many more season come and go