I walked outside and watched the snow
drifting softly from the sky
Darkness above (no stars..they had fallen
to earth and rested in the trees and on the houses)
White ground below
The blessing of Gaia on my head.
Idle thoughts drifted through my brain
dark to light
past to future
I took off my hat and let
my heat melt the frozen white wine.
I accepted this blessing
while I looked all around me
at my clean white unbroken future.
.....
and suddenly, you were there
soft lips parting
taste like crushed moonlight beneath mine
gentle music fills the air
like birds in spring
your voice liquid like red wine
on my tongue touching you where
softly sighing
you hold me and it feels so fine
.....awakening
and all this time, you were there
with soft lips parting.....
Sleep, dear heart, sleep
Sleep the sleep of the calm and contented
Sleep easy
As I hold you gently in my arms
Your love-tossed hair
Scattered on my shoulder
Tickling my senses with your scent
Dream, dear heart, dream
Dream the dreams of the relaxed and redeemed
Dream well
The dreams of the night
Tonight
Are dreams that will be in your eyes
Tomorrow
Sleep easy and dream well
Tonight
And all nights
Saturday morning at the COOP
standing behind the counter, staring
out the window
watching the day wake up
such a nice morning that I propped the door open
a strange smell-of fresh air, dew and motor oil-
drifting in on the still air
walking slowly down the street
a grizzled young man in a faded blue down coat
(the puffy kind)
is pulling a carry-on suitcase-a purple one-
(the kind that fits under an airplane seat
with the dimensions justso so it will fit)
with a pillow strapped to the top of it
I watch with resonant eyes
as he disappears past the next-door building
all his wordly possessions
in a bright purple suitcase
Whatever happens with us, your body
will haunt mine--tender, sweet
passionate is your lovemaking, like the
clear mountain streams we have here in the Hills
sparkling in the sun
your lovely silky smooth thighs
between which my face has come and gone--
the sultry musky taste my tongue has found there
the yielding hardness of your nipples in my mouth
your touch on me--firm, soft, searching
your fingers light on my chest
the dance of our bodies together
moving in rhythm to the hidden music
our love has uncovered
