LIMOUSINE OF DREAMS

Take me back

to soft summer mornings,

waking to the coo of doves
at daybreak,

with you beside me,

dark eyes and darker heart,

both of us afraid of the pain

love can bring,

and so, of course,
it came.

Greenhouse mornings,

a small bird
alighting on your hand,

you turned
your slow smile on me,

beautiful man.

So take me back,

then bring me home again,

to where my life alone

is peaceful and serene,

and I need nothing more

than this lovely blue-sky day,

and a sweet doggy smile

to light me on my way.

for The Sunday Muse