Bill Dogterom

Beginning
hope
delight
laughter
free flowing
deep eyed
conversation
future shines
with anticipation

Then a
change in
temperature
a settling in
a sense of place
and person
together
future seems
so distant

Suddenly
aware of a long
time since
lightness
laughter
were not buffeted
with hard work winds

settling in seems like
settling
silence grows
bleak

Another shift in
tectonic plates
embrace of
the loved one
again a familiar
stranger become friend
silences deepen and
grow rich with
shared life

future calls
gently and
close.

posted by WHD  # 12:57 PM