My lover’s eyes no longer navy pool bleached paler by years of beating sun His nose over ****** dominion rules and skin with liver spots is overrun A dandelion man, confused and tall, a long thin stem and a puff of white hair Unsteady gait, joints need an overhaul the crack and creak of cartilage wear His views are fixed and often dogmatic expressed in cold voice with power and force He never cares to be diplomatic preferring a more a belligerent course Yet, he is my love and ever shall be as long as the tides rush in from the sea.