Dust on the Bottle - May 28, 2025

we pop the cork and pour

from dust-free bottles

to celebrate most good times

but on one wine carafe

the dust builds

it is patience, waiting

for a special moment

to be blown off the curved glass

love is often that

when the finest bottle

thumps on the table

is opened and dispensed

with fanfare and bright eyes

then cradled and sipped

though it needs none of that

love is the river that flows both ways

and only needs to open its mouth

to quench its own thirst