Edward yelled from the bottom of the stairs, "Come on, LeeAnn, we have to go; the Uber is waiting." The Annual Roosevelt Hospital Gala is tonight, February 13th, on Valentine’s Day Eve. It was an important night. The hospital raises millions of dollars annually from this Gala for research and equipment needed. Edward and I have been going every year for over ten years. It is great fun, and we do a lot of good. Everyone is...

I stepped off the plane and saw the limo beside the hanger. Thomas and Susanne joined me, and we walked toward the limo. Josh got out and opened the back door. Edward stepped out, looking very confused, but he managed to smile. I ran to Edward, leaped in his arms, and kissed him hard. I held our kiss as his arms wrapped around me, and he pulled me tight. I was sure he had no idea what was going on. I broke the kiss when T...

Zeus' trumpet blasted.  As you fell to Earth.   Falling out of your golden chariot, On golden wings Bringing your love.   Floating on the Blue Nile, As we returned To the gardens of Luxor Drinking mint tea Feasting on candied figs   Watching the palms sway Tasting your honey Given freely  To my hungry lips and tongue  Slowly making love    As the ancients watched  And they smiled With blessings   As sand blows  So does th...

Last letter.  You open the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, placing them with care on your bed. Sitting and reading his yellowed last letter.  At the bottom a drawing of red poppies and his last words.  I love you.  I miss you. I need you.  Memories. That cloudless hot July day, taking you in his arms kissing each freckle on your face. His hungry mouth on your hard cherry nipples. Slowly riding you to heights of ecstasy, giv...

It's not the drippingthat I always hearit's just the moaning in her sleep resting here beside me The faucet often awakens me as well My sleepless nightswe spend together as she restivelywalks in mysterious dreamsunknown to me And I hear the drippingknowing it must be fixedbut how do I repair all the broken thingsin our life All the things I have to remember the things she has forgottenfrom moment to moment As the faucet d...

When shall we wake? Shall we wait, wringing our hands,Until our last child smiles no more?Shall we wait until he’s gone to war? Shall we wait, with a self-righteous tear, as last he feels his mother's love,And ends his life in the streets of our City’s empty heart?When shall we wake?Shall we wait, clicking our tongues as the newsman tells of the old womanwho suffered in the cold and gave up her will beneath the weight of...

She is resting in the master bedroom. It has been a long day.They are all long days now.The medicines help. They do.They go away.She stays, as do I.Tomorrow will be like today.The medicines will help.Then they will go away.And we will stayTogetherAs one,OneMoreDay.I sit alone in the dining room,At the table we have seldom shared.A tray has most often sufficed.It did tonightOn her bed.Her Master bed,For sheIsTheMaster. Or...

There's another you say Fair is fair you say The line is drawn The rules are in place Is it a twisted moral compass Or honor among thieves I miss what was The play, the teasing The easy fun The way we were Friends you ask So I smile through the tearsAnd say Friends