Even

Would it were YOU
Beside me on the deck
Watching the whale spout
The eagles & herons
The regressing tide
Would that it were you
Enjoying a margarita
With the views of driftwood
The sea breezes
And the soothing waves
Crashing
Would it were you
Whose hand I could hold
Whose eyes I could catch
Whose laughter lit my ears
With musical flames of desire
Would it were YOU
whom I might call mine
Tonight
I miss you
Even here
Even now