Slipping in and out of the impulse Between solid evidence And the light that springs Translucently through the tree leaves Could I perhaps hold her there Perhaps keep her From slipping away? This is an interlude Between seasons of heat. Rain may fall and the cisterns fill A vacuum cleaner may run down stairs, But she it was who looked back Once with a slight smile Noticing me walking behind. Such a short time it seemed Forever before we took the Boat out, the wind whipping The sails and her hair, Too close to some rocks once. I started the Seagull to take Us out of harm's way. So what of this, her spending So much time sleeping, Losing her recollection Of that time and only Me here grasping it with The mist settling on the leaves Before the coming of summer? --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com