seeing you now
that smile
confusion
feelings…yes
across years
your golden hair long
grey
the toll of living
but…
there you are
complete the face has
shifted and the smile
sparks memory
too late now
once felt to exhaustion
now a what-if held sacred
against a life
we are thoughts
streams from times
gone young lithe
now still wondering
through this nod and smile

 

15/5/2025