two love poems

gentle love

go gentle in this world
the one you have rejected
needs your touch
not your turning away
as does the one in the mirror 
and the one you were
back then
and the one you are afraid
you have become
and the one you fear
you will never be


possibility

sow the seeds
pray for rain
wait for sunshine
and tender nights

then reap the harvest
of the seasons
of a lifetime

pb 2012