The landmark was given the name
"Exclamation Point," and indeed it became
the most exciting place I'd ever known!
The "parentheses" between us shone
of sun "dashes" splashing
on the "comma" aquamarine.
My fashion "square bracket" charms swayed
like my body stayed in Mark's trustworthy arms.
Our eyes simultaneously met
the first "asterisk" set in the sky, shining brightly.
"Make a wish," he whispered softly,
"and close your eyes tightly."
When I opened my eyes, he was down on one knee!
The "question Mark" asked next
was actually my silent request!
He pulled the "asterisk" from the sky,
and lovestruck eye to eye,
he gently slid it on my consenting finger.
Then suddenly swans graced the stage
like a princess rescue in a storybook page.
We agreed to continue our courtship that day
the "semicolon"ial biblical way.
How difficult it was that magical night,
amidst the "ellipsis" Little Dipper kite,
but we wanted to honor our great Creator.
A longing "period" of three months later,
down a driftwood isle along the same sand
our "carets" met "ampersand" hand-in-hand.
4/19/19
Scanning back those typewriter days
Littered with square bracket smiles
Cheeky grins, shameless grabs
Pokes at flesh, searching for sparkles…
The convenient button that popped,
Wide eyed, invisible pleas go unseen
Comparing hands – oh so cliché- stroking your
Rebel’s hair…It’s so soothing when you do that…
Fumbling for fingers, entwine, stroke…
Blasé comments, but blind they fell on deaf ears.
Grins turning to laughter at touch,
Forgetting our place and time
Even when warned by grey matter
Stop touching the lady or I will move you…
Contact overused constantly,
Just stop and stare, connections failed…
Rushing to sever ties, connect fresh ones
Too soon, too soon…
Maturity failed my backwards mind…
However the photos,
Wrapped in arms, smiling innocence
Burn into my strings every time…
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