poetry

on not changing

on not changing

i

I love it all
even the way
I can’t say no

ii

buckets full
overflowing even
some spills over
does everyone good

iii

some days
there’s even more patience
than the day demands –
that’s when we laugh

poetry

3 Valentines

3 Valentines

i

here where the choice of words
feels so weighted
vs. usted
ser vs. estar
every sentence revealing
one’s innermost thoughts
about where things stand
I say today and tomorrow and tomorrow
tú y yo
somos
enamorados

ii

you don’t need to
say you’re sorry
only accept
the warm fuzzy love
and bright grapefruit-pink joy
I hold out in both hands
for you

iii

I’ve never been disappointed
by what’s inside
your oh-so-deep
kind well of
patient and giving heart