July 27, 2020

I Went to Look

I went
to look 
and found 
only wind in the trees 
and empty benches 
and free-falling butterflies 
but not you, 
not you 
no, not you 

I went 
to find 
and saw 
only bright warm sunshine 
and hills upon hills 
and trickling water streams 
but not you, 
not you 
no, not you 

This loveliness 
and oh, the view! 
means so much less 
when there is not you. 

 -Les'Nspired '20