always
when least
expected
opportunity comes
calling
upsetting
the present
confusing
the future
rekindling
the past
the future
from a line by Li Shang-yin
a presage that the wind
will rise
stirs my soul
an image
there
before my eyes
a smile
upon my face
when life comes calling
the eyes droop
like eyes will
with sleep
a foreign concept
here
on the border
of what lies
ahead
one plans
in a fashion
a future
resembling
one’s vision
which is
worth living in
when life
comes calling
the future
like always
will be here
sooner than expected
just when
I was finally
getting used to
the past
ain’t that
a kick
in the head
the promise
in the glint
of your eyes
the hint
of a smile
on those full lips
one hand caressing
your hair
the other firmly placed
on a hip
the tilt of your shoulders
almost a shrug
there
here
the promise
of things to come
moving toward tomorrow
there
on the horizon
my eyes
moving toward tomorrow
one hour one day
at a time
knocking on wood
an old habit
when things seem
to be going
as planned
and life smiles
on your wary heart
even the cat
sensitive to these things
notices change
in the air
Leonard Durso 