Have you ever stared at
tree branches in the night
sorted out twisted shapes
against a black blue sky?
Have you ever gazed
at the disappearing line
beneath the summer haze
of ocean blue for miles?
Has anyone, I wonder
actually watched the rain
like they do in the movies
against the window pane?
Do you think that we'll ever
watch daytime clouds go by
like young and naive lovers
far from their last good bye?
I wonder what the sky
looks like from where you sit
I most prefer the dark
from where the stars are lit.