And we laugh

There on the dock

Feet beside paws

Wet on rough wood

Your cheeks flush with sunshine

Light lilting on white-kissed waters

Beyond bent oak arms


And we speak with fingers entwined

Vines budding evermore bound

Daydreams blush

Against yesterdays

We solemnly promise to heal as a whole

Pinkies lacing through golden honey hours

Around each kitchen waltz


And we walk wet leaves

Mud, earth, sand, sky, seashells scattering

This whispering trail

Seems a lily-laced aisle

You yesterday

Where these soles first met soil, while tomorrow

Unwinds the tight-rope horizon, such a beautiful bride


And we trace time in wonder,


For today, always, is the sweetest day.