Now and Then

A mark of time
these days become -
a welcome back I can’t resist.
Gave my longing
to the wind - the (only) proof
that love exists.

There’s a song
(I don’t know how)
from where it came
or what it means -
plays whenever nights are long
spills to every (waking) dream.
A place you passed
when on your way
slept as nights along
the road -
hardly knew the words to say -
awaiting something more
to hold.

Where you were
when first we met -
dusted red beneath the sun.
Hand in hand
to fit (just so) -
taken two
the place of one.
Forty miles
beyond the lights -
where wishes tend to disappear -
Forty more -
(I’d give my soul)
for just one more
to hold you near.

East to west
and worlds beyond
others claim to know me well -
some will write
my name to ash,
but few (and far) - my truth can tell.
Was home to love
when words were lost -
life recalled
the want for more -
than moments left
to dusty roads –
(forty miles
worth dying for).

Seems to me
it’s just the same -
as breath reminds me
(now and then).
How sweet the song
(I never knew) -
loving strains
familiar winds.