stars fall
but those to watch
are the ones which rise again
Author: simonsalento
rain hit the pavement
rain hit the pavement
flint sparks flew
cars stopped and people frowned
I smiled and blew on my fingers
I kept my distance
I kept my distance.
I stayed away.
I treasured independence.
I closed my eyes.
I held my breath.
But then I saw you dance.
Now and venn
That summer when we overlapped
Your dreams of the future
My tales of the past
summer rain
summer rain streaming
steaming street dreaming
believing still believing
When I am not here
When I am not here
Remember me eating the strawberries
And your laughing
When I dream
When I dream
I dream of biscuits.
This may make me shallow
but that is OK.
Shallow as a saucer full of tea
to share with the ghost of the dog
that lives beneath the table.
KEEP YOUR SOCIAL DISTANCE
KEEP YOUR SOCIAL DISTANCE
in public at least
you are there
you are there in the silence between heartbeats
always there in the expectant peace between tide-driven waves
I see you there in the velvet spaces between the snow and the pines
I hear you there – as has often been heard – between the fading notes of birdsong
I know you there
I feel you there
and so
and so
you are always there
I hear you there
I hear you there
as has often been heard
between the fading notes of birdsong
