In rumpled sleep you lie<\/p>\n
startled by imaginary passers by.<\/p>\n
Are you dreaming of ice cream<\/p>\n
melting in your hands?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
With a gentle smile you sleep,<\/p>\n
keeping all the promises you’ve meant to keep;<\/p>\n
Free from all the world’s<\/p>\n
unrelenting demands.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Then, pushing sleep aside,<\/p>\n
you awaken hazy eyed<\/p>\n
and smile,<\/p>\n
Till the shadows<\/p>\n
from your dimples grow so long,<\/p>\n
I can no longer see your eyes.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I peer into<\/p>\n
the darkness where<\/p>\n
I last saw your face,<\/p>\n
and I smile.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Summer 1971<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In rumpled sleep you lie startled by imaginary passers by. Are you dreaming of ice cream melting in your hands? With a gentle smile you sleep, keeping all the promises you’ve meant to keep; Free from all the world’s … Continue reading