Beside the pond ⁓ (Free Verse)

      Beside the pond ⁓

          Alone,
          I sat beside the pond
          this morning.

          Early sun …
          vibrant in its warm flush
          of golden welcome
          came cascading down
          from treetops’ glow,
          embracing grass,
          gifting colors vividly alive,
          lifting flowers’ faces …
          with their honey-pollened smiles.

          I was amazed
          at how the breeze knew
          I missed you
          or was even thinking of you,
          but I’d swear
          it touched mine with your cheek,
          slid a wisp of your locks
          across my shoulder,
          and became the sweetness
          of your breath.
 
          Olive oil and rose bouquet …

          … it hung for awhile
          in the morning air,
          a fragrant marker
          along a trail of yesterdays,
          leading to You …
          places of dreams and hope,
          of love and laughter
          and impossible possibilities.
 
          I almost started to believe
          I’d turn my head ~
          and you’d be there.

          Each year
          has come and gone …
          You, like fertile mana
          ever glowing, growing
          in my heart.

          It’s said all things end,
          and walking back to the house
          I sensed that coming truth,
          as Autumn’s leaves
          began falling
          like tears ~
          washing around
          my feet.

              Rascal
                     ©2025