You’re in a box, It’s clear, it’s glass. You’re looking for the door. For through that door Lies life for thee, Nothing less, and so much more. You’ve been on earth, You’ve seen folks bond You’ve got a sense of Real. It is that prize You hope to share, To love – to know – to feel. Your present state – captivity, The captivity of your heart, Has been for thee a way of life, Since God gave to thee your start. You know not if you’ll find the door, You can only pray and yearn. And with God’s help, Perhaps one day, Love’s lessons you will learn. Copyright (c) 2004

Visits with Jenni, We did then find, Bound us together, In heart and in mind. Spoke each weeknight, Spoke quiet by phone, No longer did we Spend our nights alone. Shared our sweet poems, Plus soft “ILYs”, Made us both laugh, And made us both cry. Through sleet, snow and rain, She came to DC, Her brave efforts made, To be here with me. Friends often assembled, Our dinners were fun, Alas, Sunday evenings, She had to run. Visions of future, Stories of our past, All meant to insure that Our love would last. Music and poetry, Gifts from afar, ‘Good Night Moon’, We wished on a star. She’d leave by train, I to the sky, Hugs, final whispers, Final goodbyes. Back on the teli, Four nights and days, Thank God for this, He gave us Fridays! But we came to an end, So sorry to say, Wished for “forever”, But she’s gone away. Copyright (c) 1994

I Kissed Jenni In Phoenix, rising as it does, Just a call and there she was. First her smile, as our eyes met, Couldn’t know how good it’d get. Back home that night I tried to call, Once you know her, she is all. Instead of meeting, at least at first, Sent her flowers and lines of verse. Back from Europe, I began to ask, Could we dine, at last, at last? She wore black, with golden hair, Cookies for me, for her – a bear! Talked and talked ’til the rest went home, Talked some more, why be alone? Then we danced just one sweet dance, All it took to feel the trance. Then we met in Franklin’s town, Mummers Parade, complete with clowns! How very perfect, how just right, To kiss Jenni on New Year’s Night! Copyright (c) 1994