to weigh
to add subtract
as if nature signed
some contract

to compute as for
some dating service
or to measure
depth of touch

to study length
and width of love
determine the area
for some romantic pact

to size the breath of birds
before and after flight
to study floral scent
before and after noon
and learn forth with
how far away the moon

and how then to resume
after such a lengthy survey
of timing days and nights
as lives wither on the vine
long before the sun has set

03/04/2004