Birthday Boy Countdown

One

Once I asked you quietly to come across my body like a wave moving in

To bring your self to me like water through sand

To bring the sun's light through your eyes and

to let love flow and begin

To share with the drunk and forgotten ones

who can see the glow; who can feel what's missing.

The old drunk greets us as if he'd recognize love anywhere

and passes us the bottle and we drink

Because he understands

And we know how sunlight carries love

And we dare to lose ourselves

among the rustlings, whisperings, and heartbeats

contained under the mauve dusk

And midnight sky

To wake in love on the beach.