Exhaustion greets me,

At the gate that is our home,

You meet me grinning,

Arms ready for a long hug,

The best welcome home ever.

A golden greeting

Giving way to gray-blue

Patched white here and there

Only illuminated

When kissed goodnight, not goodbye

With your chocolate eyes

And your velvet good morning

My breath was caught so

Immediate and thorough

That surprise was my reply

Oh San Francisco!

I fell in and out of love

With you by my side.

My silent constant sidekick,

In this thing I call My Life!

I have loved the thing
You so passionately hate

With every fiber

Of my being, I will stand
For a world where we can love.

She’s skinny dipping,
Unashamed. Of her pale skin,
Luna jumps right in!
Splashing through the Milky Way,
“Floating stars come out and play?”

This forest knows us,
And the games we play below.
Empty oak branches,
No longer obscure the view.
Our laughter, pauses mid-sigh.

White wondrous world,
Above the horizon line,
Tell us a tall tale,
Of an ocean so somber,
It brings you to silver tears.

Throughout our lifetime,

We wear emotional masks,

Pride, Joy, awe, surprise –

But at the end of your day,

I hope your default is love.

Beyond my doorstep,
A jealous Pacific moans,
Clawing at the shore,
Where winding concrete ribbons,
Flirt with salt-kissed cypress trees.