BAH! HUMBUG!
OK, ALREADY - CALL THEM 3 VALENTINE'S DAY POEMS, IF YOU MUST......
BECAUSE… Because you’ll never be my Valentine Again, except In my imagination…. Because a deep and cherished friendship And quiet, true affection Is what remains In our separate, separate lives - Physically distant, But emotionally still retaining A subtle, close connection That transcends this Crazy lifetime, Because the brilliant history Of our journey Once upon a time - The ups, the downs The blazing highs and Long-forgotten lows Still Bring unexpected smiles From out the blue And flashes of a bold And startling passion That once, we knew; Because you’ll always be A part of me, Wherever you abide I’ll go ahead And send From my high and hidden cloud Of solitude, My secret magic message: A Valentine From deep within my heart And straight to yours - Silent, but so true… ********************************************************* DR. BROWN'S Rx She says I don’t want to infect you With my sadness… I said Let me inject you With my happiness! She stopped, Turned away - Then back. She asked: Can you? Will you? Will You? ********************************************************* BLUE INCIDENT 1. a brush, a touch subtle flirting half-smiles, hot scented vapor of risk. quickening weakness, burning - a heady pull of forbidden fruit. 2. around a corner, a chance near-collision; approaching slowly, tentatively passing in the dark upstairs hallway, your family our friends downstairs in the back yard grilling and chilling. 3. we stop and stare trembling, our closeness intensifies the heat. the feast is brief and incomplete, but completely irresistible..... "Searching for All Signs of Intelligent and Compassionate Life on Earth!"



Damn Leon, it feels like I accidentally wandered into someone else’s entanglement. I’ll pretend I didn’t notice. But I surely surely did.
These will leave me smiling all day. And pondering...