Caffeine

Oh Caffeine, you nasty ghoul!

You flirted with me and made me the fool.

I'd resisted your lure for a small season,

then made a decision without rational reason.

The piper is now being payed his due,

I'm wishing I hadn't indulged in that brew.

For the hour is late, yet here I remain...

I alertly anticipate the sleep I will feign.

New Love

I fell in love again tonight

across the table

illuminated by our dinner light

I saw a man I used to know

he exposed himself

in that reminiscent glow

isolated by everyday life

too distracted to see

a husband and wife

I found him in his boyish grin,

his Caribbean blue eyes

I wondered where he'd been

under his stare, my cheeks start to blush

we speak in a hush

we try not to rush

we encourage this latent love renewed

"I've missed you" we say

our voices subdued

There's comfort in the space we share

our hearts we bare

an answered prayer

Spring Break

S lower pace

P laying until dark

R iding with the windows down

I ce cream cones

N o schedule

G oing to the beach

B oys in the pool

R enting movies

E veryone's relaxed

A larm clocks turned off

K ids having fun