Forever New

A second first date

a telltale sign  

that she’s the hill

my heart to climb

A third first date

the past a blur

my thoughts held captive

entrapped in her

A fourth first date

all time had stopped

her eyes enchanting

the mountain topped

A fifth first date

my world anew

her saving grace

— the words “I Do”

(Dreamsleep: January, 2025)