Today sensing I saw you 'least I think that of a squint That of a telltale glint a telltale wonted wink Straight thru to my soul in an inquisitive slant Passing 'long side somewhat a furtive glance
Yet only to see 'twas not actually you But a passing stray cat looking back at me
Then down past that path 'long crippled creek A voice softened so sweet held such mystique Awakening times of verse uttered in rhyme As we laid in summer's parched pastimes
Yet only to hear 'twas not actually you But a proud jay of blue words 'pon my ear
'round the bend 'n riding the wind Fragrance of hyacinths thru the tamarind Swearing 'twas you obscured in a trance Memories now beckon of lost romance
Yet to inhale 'twas not actually you But the wind thru the willow weeping quite frail
Out of those woods feeling fingers of flesh Is this you again your spirit refreshed As if reliving our mourned childhoods New life 'mongst these ole cottonwoods
Yet only to feel 'twas not actually you But a monarch alighting so quite genteel
Today I saw you 'least I think From your telltale shine so quite so distinct Not sure exactly it might conceal Your rebirth 'n the wonders it might reveal
Perhaps the morrow we'll meet remember We two peas in that perpetual pod This cycle of life 'n its cycle of death Complete in replete with each of our breaths As each we breathe in strolling once more Hand in hand 'long life's promenade