Remembering (2008)

I remember
Or at least I can't forget
The cool evening breeze
Dampened by sputtering sprinklers
Left to water the grass
And the empty walkway too.
The leaves in the trees fluttered
Trying out the wind for the first time,
Catching the melodic currents
To play springtime secrets into the air;
Air fresh with lilac and rose,
And the damp sweet smell of the grass.

Our steps, both soft and slow
Remembered the ground for all its memories
And the memories it held still
Waiting for us to find
In the silence of our footfalls.

I could have stood there for hours
In the emptiness that grew
Like a darkening night around us
Leaving little chance of escape
From the tide that swept in
And found us alone, together
In the air thick with quiet
Answered by your embrace and soft lips.