I Don'T Care If the Stars Shine Tonight

i don't care if the stars shine tonight
even less the current phase of the moon
and this restaurant could be anywhere
i would not care
you should have understood all of this
because i never looked at the menu
when i ordered
and as the waitress disappeared
into the din of a dining humanity
i was hoping in my depths 
what would you notice most
i never took my eyes
away from you
while the universe is insouciant of centers
i found mine
each time creme brulee comes into my life
i live in this moment

   Oregon   8/23

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 11/18/2023 4:32:00 PM
Lovely work, Timothy, sweet and romantic... It is so easy to get lost in one of your poems and swept away into another place and time ...
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Timothy Ray
Date: 11/22/2023 7:34:00 PM
to this very day and decades later i merely have to put a beautiful postcard in the mail and simply write....creme brulee...upon it and in a short span of time i will receive an email simply stating....you made me smile
Date: 8/18/2023 3:27:00 PM
Mmmmmm.Yummy.
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Date: 11/22/2023 7:36:00 PM
there are simple rules to keeping good memories to a woman...one is simply, to always remember her birthday
Date: 8/18/2023 7:53:00 AM
I enjoyed this Timothy. I enjoy all your poems. This particular work has a rich poetry base to it topped with a layer of hardened caramelized sugar. Great work. Cheers - Gary
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Date: 11/22/2023 7:34:00 PM
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