sunrise in your smile

Before I knew
the best was come -
you were watching
quiet and still.
Winter wrapped a Sunday coat -
laces spun with daffodil.
Where I was -
I can’t recall
when at last I looked your way -
saw the sunrise
in your smile.
Eternity - and I afraid
of what would be
when you were gone -
would life erase the need
for you.
How far away
you’d feel my heart -
beyond this breath
another blue.
Dreams to haunt
ten thousand moons -
past the point of letting go.
Familiar warmth
of mortal glove -
love returns to fit just so.
Was I waiting -
I can’t say.
A moment sweet
as shadows fell.
Eternity
was in your eyes -
forever captured
by your spell.