When a man loves the smile
on the lips of his lady...

She comes in the door her chores to resume
puts parcels down and removes her hijab...

For 15 years each time they made love
she’d take hot water and a washcloth...

She stands in their hotel room
gripped by deadly weather cast...

Lambs gambol in fear,
fierce beasts pursue relentless...

Life without you is Christmas
with no mistletoe’s adrenalin...

I would walk the forum of Rome
see the space where justice...

We drove up the dark mountain side
winding roads with a long drop down...

Faith asks us to abandon the blue daylight of this...
For hope in the ghost of our spirit's eternity...

Takes a selfie kiss
but who is the honored one...

Fifty summers spent in shade and sun
boating down rivers from ancient leas...

I come into the woods
not merely to escape...