To the Poetess

To the Poetess

Come! my fresh-found friend
We’ll make a beginning with never an end!

Under the wide and starry sky
Let’s dance a dance, you and I

What? No, silly twit!
“Why” or “When” matter not a bit

By the ocean of verse on a moonlit strand
We’ll dig our piggies in the sand

Whirl, cavort, fly around
Giggle and snort at the fun we’ve found

Gruff tomorrow cannot fight
Against our laughs and wild delight

People who see will think us insane
Champing and stomping to that ocean’s refrain

We’ll let us in our secret places
Gently touch each other’s faces

Juggle our joy and scoff at time
Give me your glee, I’ll give you mine

A moment of joy for eternity
Bought with our bold temerity

When the end of our time comes, as it will
In our minds, we’ll be dancing still

Under the wide and starry sky
Let’s dance a dance, you and I

A heart once shared is a heart that’s grown
The bond of the poem from this moment on
Means your heart, dear lady, will never be—completely alone