My eyes will never leave you
even though the world is attracting
and the flush of young bosoms
are a searing scent
although we age together
in wrinkles and sagging flesh.
I tune in to the twinkle in your eye
watching me from the corner of the room
knowing your love is forever
in bloom
and when we hold hands
we know --
though ocean waves clash
my eyes will never leave you
not today nor beyond the
rainbow.
.
© Richard L. Provencher