You are here br And I am there br And we two meet br In some odd place br br In-between br br We share our verses br Tender litanies br Lovers lockets br Dangled from a silver thread br br I give you all the diamonds of a half-remembered dream br You give me flowers br Still fragrant from a meadow turned to dust br And kiss the incorporal air br With an assurance borne of time br br Your face is like the mermaid br Half-myth, half-truth br Till suddenly you are gone br Disappearing in the ocean br ‘Neath the waves br That wash the sand br br And I once more br Stand alone br And aloof br And listen. br br br (Previously published in Rustlings of the Wind, Whereness Issue, Sept.