All in the April Evening

Your face over the flames
I recall your smile- brown skin
round face
Procrastination for fear
as disappointment mounts and you
leave.
but i wait
for you? for myself?
for us.
you, the stranger in the picture
brush away my tears
along with your fears
pull me near, my head on your shoulder
stars above, waves below
our hearts between.
you came seeking a stranger and
found me.
lips and bodies warm in the chilled
night breeze
longing to linger forever pondering
the kaleidoscope depths of
your eyes.
April 30, 1997