The other day I ended up in a crowded city bus, Huddled with you between an elephantine lady and a pinguid man. We were so close together that I could catch a whiff of coffee in your breath, And smell your coconut shampoo. Your sleepy eyes watched the moving Pictures in the window frame, Shops … Continue reading So Close Together And Yet So Far Apart…
Grandfather died. Sunday he did not answer the phone, so Monday we paid him a visit. The apartment was locked (key left in the lock, a precaution against imaginary thieves) so we had to call the firemen and the police. They had to force the door open. His apartment smelled of old furniture and inaction, … Continue reading Old People Die So That Young People May Live
I wish I could throw my arms around everything, The world, and life, and you, And hold it close and not let go, And hold it tighter than a tree Holds to the earth during a storm And while I hold on to the world and life and you I wish the moment would last … Continue reading Forevermore
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