Rue du Simplon 14

As often as
Crying in airports
And standing in the rain
Pocketing dreams and thoughts
Of successful marriages
Of fidelity and staying dry
I go the length of the lot
To find you
And later, I step outside
And don't know why

Each day I wonder
Shall I stay the Summer?
In the morning, gaze at clouds
Wander through castles
And shiver in lakes
And in the evening
Sit in the hotel
And whisper in your ear
"Is this what you want?"
To be held
To cling to you
For a moment, the heat
The green shutters closed
To grin at the rain
Is all I ever wanted

So take me while it rains
While tourists sit it hotel lobbies
"waiting it out"
Biding the "wasted" time
Spent inside
Ignoring the foxed pages of "Ash Wednesday"
Scattered curiously about the reception desk
"Teach us to care and not to care
Teach us to sit still"
While I, atop the blanket
Look skyward
The small lamp's fringed shade
The stars on the cracked ceiling
And waves, like the midnight blue
Of the menacing ocean at Thanksgiving
The Delft blue
The Robin's eggs
Your eyes in the darkness
Shine blue