You sit outside in the sunshine With your red pen and paper
I sit in the cabin with the sun shining in With my silver computer
I see your bare foot Mine are in slippers
With your hair pulled back Sunglasses resting on your face
Me with my hair down Looking through binoculars
Your Nalgene water bottle next to you My YETI coffee mug next to me
A small glimpse of your wedding ring on your left hand as your hold your journal Mine in full sight as I type away
The small silver earring in your left ear The other part of the pair in mine
What is it you write? I write about you
You lean against the wall between two windows I sit up straight on this stool between three windows
Shadows of cloth hang over you The shadow of the bird feeder spins on the ground in front of me
The shadow of the cabin touches your foot And water from the dog bowl touches mine
If only I could be next to you in that open space on the bench If only you could be next to me here in the open seat in the cabin
My heart would feel good and delighted I imagine I think you would feel it too
But for now the absence remains
The distance apart is tremendous You in South America Me in North Not even sure how many miles lay between us
The Americas unite us at least And the sun shining over you Shines over me The love in your heart Is the love in mine The blue sky and white clouds above you Are the same above me I hear the birds singing And I imagine you do too
The bonds of our rings, our herons, our life Hold us together This earth of soil and water, land and sky Connects us We share in the same Beauty Color Hope Missing
In our separateness Our spirits still unite The flock of white loons soaring above Remind me so
February 2020