an evening in april, 2010

last night
i was bringing
the garbage
and recycling out
to the curb

and the neighbor
was lighting some sweet
scented cigar
his face framed glowing
for a moment in the dark
and the few city stars
framed by the night

you came out
to the back screen door
said what a beautiful
night and the air
was so still and the world
balanced
between waiting
and furiously growing

when i stepped inside
we held each other a moment
and i swear
the earth is the strength
in our arms
and how the softness of the night
catches in your single little sigh

why should we wonder
about love and all the people
who have died
and all the stars

balancing
like fine weights
oh
this moment there is nothing
we need
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