"Life" is not a given

If the warmth of yesterdays sun was the last you'd ever feel
and the laughter of that small child was the last you'd hear
would you not have savored them more than you did?
.

If those Tulips from last spring were the last you'd ever see
and the last kiss you had was indeed your last kiss
would it not have been wise to ditch the blase indifference?
.

Each day, each taste, each emotion could be our last
and we sometimes act as if life will never run out;
as if the parade will never end until we are ready.
.

Life rarely runs like the classic movie we've seen over and over
where the beginning, middle and end are known but
more like a first run mystery that keeps us on the edge of our seats.
.

With twists and turns that sometimes haunt us yet
we can not allow these snags to dictate how we live today
because today may be all that's left; the finale unbeknownst to us
.

So we must laugh harder, smile wider and dance longer
and learn that there can be beauty and love in every body and thing
despite the fact that they too will die alongside of us sometime.

Drown me

That night I first met you

I had not a thought,

that you'd be the one

my partner for life

.

You shone like a beacon

and lit up the room,

and acted as if

you never knew strife

.

My eyes were not open

not searching for you,

you walked in the door

like you owned the house

.

No make-up no lipstick

not hiding at all,

especially with

that peek-a-boo blouse

.

As quick as you entered

you said your goodbyes,

walked into the night

not seen for some years

.

I had not a feeling

to want to see you,

your leaving was fine

it brought me no tears

.

Those days are now over

when I didn't care,

the times when I thought

I didn't need you

.

Replaced with the feelings

of love that are real,

now happiest when

I'm drenched in your dew