I love to see kisses
those casual kisses
that say “I love you”
“I’m here for you”
“you matter to me”
“I like your presence”
“I’m glad to be with you”
my heart is warm
and my lips tingle
when I see those kisses
poet
Poem #562
cat stretched on a piano
rats laying on each other
dog snoring on couch
Poem #561
no responsibility
no work
all play
yay!
Poem #560
windowless room
storage
stay out of there
Poem #559
jump from stone to stone
never go home
Poem #558
my girl with the blue-green eyes
I love you
and your 2am “I love you” hugs
and holding hands in theaters
and laughing at your puns
and walking in Old Town while you squeak
and holding Fish while you get ready
I’m glad we’ve had a year
let’s have more
Poem #557
snail crawls up tire
car starts up
car moves
snail is crushed
Poem #556
Ms. Ann Marie Eager
wears a dress in the forest
leading her doe on animal trails
they come across a chest
Ms. Eager drags it back home
and carefully pries off the hinges
inside is treasure beyond imagination
Ms. Eager smiles at her doe
“You’re thinking what I’m thinking?”
and they bury it in the forest
she draws a map
scatters the pieces
and never looks for it again
Poem #555b
a faucet, completely open
it gushes
just on and wild
until it needs to be off
spraying the inside of the sink
the sound of the water is thunderous
rushing to the drain, disappearing like it appeared
Poem #555a
a cup, half full
slowly fills
drop by drop
until it’s at the rim
quivering to overflow
relief as tension breaks
water trickles over the side