She Reads by the Sea..

"You’re standing in the large, East facing picture Window, that Overlooks The cul-de-sac

Arms Outstretched, To either Side, Hands Planted On the Sill, leaning Forward, Those ridiculous house Socks, from your Toes to your Knees, with their White pads like Teddy bear Paws

I see you, You see me

The light between us Renders you Somewhat opaque, Quantum shifting, in a Slight Space, of visible Tremor

Nothing about you is Certain, Moment to Moment, You phase Between The serious girl, Buried in a Russian Novel And the silly Person, that asks me Time and Again, the same Stupid joke

You: What was the pirate movie rated?

I groan visibly

You: Arrrrrrrr!

Laughter throws those dimpled Cheeks into stark Relief, by the sheer Power of their Symmetry, I’m Undone, Disarmed, by their sudden Emergence

Something within me becomes Buoyant

Rises, To where you Are"

Excerpt from my poem "The Light Between Us"