i
i write
so you can hear my heart
and know
that i love you.
ii
as for me,
every day is your poem--
so much do i miss you.
iii
how many times
must i whisper your name
into my pillow
to make you appear?
iv
in six days
you will come.
i wait.
i hope.
i dream.
v
tonight
the cactus wades
through snowy darkness
i miss you.
i love you.
vi
i wait
not believing--
would you have me awake
or dreaming?
vii
to love a woman is
to tend a garden in paradise.