How

How might we express that timeA shared union, past tense sureReal and imagined, to some extentBound, yet also aloofWhole, complete, fulfilledAnd toxic tooOnce, that was usGone now, and for the best

A moment

A shared glance became a conversationHe asked her to dinner, she agreedA moment became a great nightNow a lifetime of cherished milestonesJust a glance, what a beautiful chance

They Discover Love Together

they discover love togetherin the wellspring of youthful hopenever straying from their devotionpassion being its own reward the storms of life, raging onwardthey discover love togethergiving support to each othernot succumbing to the struggle watching their garden grow strongerthe lesson they taught taking shapethey discover love togetherthe tilling and tending in bloom dusk approaches, sun