have you experienced a tingling
that begins in your chest
rises up your gullet
into your mouth?
a shiver of intense warmth
for a spouse child
father mother lover
your best furry friend?
never stop it
and let it remain
a lump in your throat
tell them
all dastardly acts and inglorious behavior lay in the muck of everyone’s river along with those shiny flecks of good deeds and selfless gifts why is it that panning for gold in others is more fruitful
I know my best years my finest years are the ones when love made such an exceptional appearance that I’ll replay them over and over for the rest of my life
when I read a poem I often invite my heart to sit on my shoulder fork in hand and check out what’s being offered she’s a picky eater so when I see her stuffing her mouth I know someone’s cooked up a r