loves, long lost

when love, like a rocket

         explodes in the empty space

                           of eternal’s final abyss

                  or in the early mist of

                           morning’s arrival

i think only one thought

& feel the throbbing of

                                    only

                                             one

                                          heart

 

and when peace echoes

                   in the bottomless pit of my soul

                           in the twilight of my years

i picture only one face

& I seem to reason

                                    only

                                             through

                                                      haste

 

then memories of my fleeting

                  yet full filled past

                           remind me of loves, long lost                                                                 and yet

i only seek one hand

to place upon it

                           a precious band

 

when fear engulfs my body

                   or anger leads to wrath

i only, without pause

call for sandi

                                    to speak the words

                                                      i need

 

 

 

Author's Note

March 13, 1970

Reviews

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

So beautiful Allen, absolutely beautiful!