Love Is Here
Love is here
she said
lying beside you
in the tall grass
watching
a summer sky
love is rarer
than we think
love comes
like some thief
at night
and breaks into
our hearts
and dreams
but you
were watching
a flying hawk
the way it hovered
in mid air
like some magic thing
hovering there
and putting out a hand
she touched your cheek
her fingers brushing
down your skin
I knew
she said
when I first saw you
it was love
that first intake
of your eyes and hair
the way you were
standing there
but you heard
the words like
drifting smoke
remembering in class
Reynard’s rude
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poem by Terry Collett
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