than love itself
composed in blood
at first blush we know
tomorrow is ours.

farther than an eagle
can fly
in pursuing perfection
our love is painted
in mountains
and sky.

Deeper than any ocean
depth we can dive together,
we are the sun and moon and sea and shore
and any metaphor devised by any poet
for a love pair.

We shall write the next great
novel and beat Romeo and Juliet.
Noah had us a berth reserved,
among the lions and tiger pairs,
to drown their purring with
our sighs.

So, bring me from Ohio, to me, here alone in
Alabama, one sweet poem, to read forever and
hold next to my heart as I await
you next to me.