do you dream of me
move me there
from here
at a distance?
do I dream of you
see you here
when you’re there
at a distance?
yes, we share a dream
you who are here
and I who am there
defying distance
distance
the sky is tired
the sky is tired
of holding clouds high
so lets them settle
on the roads and the rivers
and we stay where we are
and think of one another
KEEP YOUR SOCIAL DISTANCE
KEEP YOUR SOCIAL DISTANCE
in public at least
I’m not afraid, he shouted
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE
he shouted
as though afraid I would hug or kiss or touch him
I’M NOT AFRAID
he shouted
within reach
your skin against my fingertips
your voice across the miles
the memory of a secret smile
and of a lullaby
Winter solstice
The year is halfway through or at an extreme, the long-shadowing sun tilted low. Times of change and times for change. Revolution.
Moon time
Milk-white light spills through the crescent slit in sky
Trees cast broken spider web shadows
I look at my phone as you tell me with you the sun is shining
The earth has spun you away
other hemispheres
in my head in my heart in my hands
my words are heat
on the page on the screen
they fade to cool
take them in, breathe them in
the heat of the sun
of my head of my heart of my hands
will come to you
will heat you through
When I cannot be there
When I cannot be there
I will think of you
When I cannot hold you close
I will dream of you
When my arms are empty
my heart is full
of love for you
In my heart
I am there for you
Light arrives
Light arrives, no matter the distance.
Love remains, no matter the time.
simonsalento 