Reflections on life

ripening cherries waiting for sun and rain your scent in the air

Blossoming love beside the peonies her cheeks blush

a time of quiet I try to reach the place deep inside where the young man I once was still lives carefree untroubled

something strange your footsteps in the night carry questions that my heart can answer but that my mind will not

cast adrift on lifes stormy seas my anchor the hope sustaining me the faith that binds me

A short breath of icy air passed between us brushing your cheek freezing a tear

A vision of the night in shallow shade a glimpse into something forbidden yet desired