I thought of you today
Your dancing eyes
Your lilting voice
Your intelligent mind
That has so totally
Interested mine
We are not young
And not yet old
Sometimes I ponder
What if we had met sooner
Would we have
Scaled up rocky cliffs to
Pitch a tent on mountain tops
Dove the waters deep to
See colorful ocean plants
And swim with fishes sweet
Flown high above the clouds
Piloting our own private plane
Carrying us places
Beautiful and grand
Would we have set the world on fire
With vibrant life
Flowing through our veins
Maybe
Or maybe not
Life has a way of
Stilling
Even the deepest passions
But not completely
Snuffing them out
So now
As age sets in and
Years rush past
Let us do what we can
We can drive to mountain tops
Rent a room or a cozy cabin
Watch the sunrise, watch the sunset
We can walk through aquarium parks
Viewing what the deep waters hold
See the fishes with their colors bold
We can buy a plane ticket
Visit places beautiful and grand
As we hold each other’s hand
We can embrace
Whatever life has left for us
Let us experience each moment
With awe and appreciation
And while we are far apart
Let us remember
We look upon the same sun
We look upon the same moon
The connection between us
Cannot be denied
Nor completely understood
But one thing is certain
For both us it has been
Very good
E.A. Fussell
E. A. Fussell 