Nance

go not by my face without time
to gently caress the eyes
that have loved you
in the winter when snow
has locked us against the cold

sit briefly to remember the yesterday
when we were agile
not fragile of bone
nor lost to the future
that will not be ours

kiss me because it is you I love

me who has baked cake

I cannot eat
but my sweet
you love down
to the crumb

do not pass
carees my cheek
kiss me now
tomorrow
may
be
too

late.

loving you as ever e & n ...