kiss

by

morning light…

morning light

like a lover’s kiss
dawn’s light enters the bedroom
our new day’s awake

our new day’s awake
moving quietly around
not one sound is made

not one sound is made
as it touches each closed eye
like a lover’s kiss

by

just to the left of a kiss…

just to the left of a kiss

did you find
the dream
i left
on your pillow
it took me
years
to wrap
so many
different folds
made
before
getting
the edges
of this existence
lined up
correctly
some of the seams
have been sealed
with tears
of joy
others
a salty brim
of sadness
but
each closed
without regret
for regret
shreds tomorrow
and
tomorrow
is where
the dream
shall be
fulfilled

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i’m gonna sit right down…

copyright cwmartin 2012

the return address
was faded
and the ink
smeared
no way
of tracing
its origin
inside the envelope
each letter
on the sky blue paper
was perfectly formed
the scent of jasmine
like a gentle kiss
embraced me
as i read
come back
 to me
you have been
gone
much too long
can you not
recall
your
dreams

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changing of the guard…

he tiptoed
into her room
staring at the angel
that had slept
all through the night
night after night
a smile almost
painted on her lips
he knelt down
and kissed her cheek
then crept to bed
almost
on cue
as he
closed his eyes
the child began to cry
his wife gave a sign
as the cries began
to resemble a banshee
on an irish moor
for it was
her week
to rock the cradle
and
his
to sleep