It's been a long study
In every motion of life
In all the nooks and crannies
Of diversion and look away
In happiness unbounded
And in those forgettories
Of vague emotions like
Wondering, and regretting
And doubt and fear.

There has never been a moment
When I looked with other than
Wonder at all you are, can be,
And in the infinite variety of
Your varieties. How can you
Sort them all out in the morning?
How can you remember to be sure
To bring back the ones
I love the most? Sometimes
I wonder if there is one somewhere
That thrilled me and racked me
With happy laughter that has
Never come back. You may find
Me sometime lost in thought
On this topic, and I know
You will interrupt and burst in
With some shocking new you
That spins me and sends me
Chasing along after you
Like a bee buzzing back
To the hive.

The sad part of watching you:
When I blink, I know,
Something important
Has changed.

03/07/2005

Posted on 03/11/2005
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