Look up at the stars,
my love
tonight we are alone
at last
turn off your cell phone,
darling.
I’ve waited.
for this night for nights
just like this night.
Sea breeze between you and I
the winding road
saturating eternal bliss
in the night sky.
I feel calm at last. Tonight,
we have it all.
We stop at a red light. Pull up next to the dock.
get out.
He stands tall and strong, back turned
to the languid choppy waves. “Sit next to me,”
he breathes. So easy.
I have so much to tell you.
It all makes sense.
Nothing to prove
You know all too well.
We’ve been to those same places.
Please tell me more.
79 Sparrows 