For my beautiful wife, Sheryl -

Fireflies and evening skies
The setting sun seen in your eyes
Gently, the night wraps her cloak
around us as we pause to soak
the evening's calm and solitude.
It's nice just being with you.

The stars come out, one by two
slyly winking as if to prove
Even the stars like flirting with you.
Sometimes it's good this thought to absorb -
there's life beyond this shining blue orb.
Our bodies will one day rise and soar
where our hearts have pioneered before
But for now it is enough
that you are near and I have your touch.
That last breath, yes that last one too,
are sweeter because I am with you.

The lake beyond our sloping lawn
has settled into a restful calm.
Nature's soothing symphony
is carried to us on this nightly breeze.
No words are spoken, none are needed.
Knowledge passes unimpeded.
With but a touch, a look,
our love trancends
beyond the realm of human ken.
I'm as content as I am with paper and pen....