....................a different kind of day <br /> <br />'Why do we bother with the rest of the day, ' <br />.....from 'Memory', a poem by Billy Collins <br /> <br />a warm oven <br />baking bread <br />................................................coffee beans <br />................................................freshly ground <br />butterflies <br />in the morning <br />................................................fireflies <br />................................................all the evening <br />a bobbing bottle <br />ocean blue <br />................................................bits of sand <br />................................................from a foreign land <br />a budded flower <br />opening soon <br />................................................glasses <br />................................................full of hope <br />a whispered secrets <br />touching Mars <br />................................................the softest feather <br />................................................from a baby’s pillow <br />a sleeping cat <br />a stream of dreams <br />................................................3 new buttons <br />................................................wine red <br /> <br />..........................slippered smiles <br />..............................gentle hugs <br />................a kiss as soft as the willows <br />.............a borrowed moon and perfume <br />...........................one last Waltz <br />.........a sleeping sun recalling your dreams <br /><br />Ben Gieske<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/wishing-you/
