one day soon

one day soon

for shwe

one day soon
i would like
to lie in an open plain of grass
with you
and watch the open sky above

on that particular day
i would like
to do nothing but that.

in silence
with you next to me.

the clouds
full puffed up boats of gray
or
wisps of near disappear
make their way across the blue canvas

the yellow light whispers
sings loudly off key
stretches like a yawn
blue into sleepy yellow
at midday
then

slowly

birds chaperone
the light off to the west
orange
like
a fire in the hillside
a flame panting then
falling into a manageable
breath

each passing hour
subtle marking of time
until finally
light drips
off
the ledge of our viewing

darkness
like a blanket
pulled over a head

all of my days
going forward
(like we watch the sky)

i would
like to watch the
landscape of your face
as laugh lines form slowly at the corners of your lips
or
soft creases form at edges of your eyes
the marking
of the passing
of our time together.

ss
7/12/2010