The Side Kick

 

A purring cat

Sat before a raging fire

The smell of cinnamon buns

Outside the snow falls

Rubbing away ice on a window

Looking out into the whiteness

A smile caught

In the reflected dusk

 

New buds bursting

From green shoots

The blue sky

Flecked with white clouds

Raindrops dripping from trees

The fresh cool air

Mirrors in the pond

Of cool clear water

 

Warm sea water

Lapping against a sandy shore

A blazing sun in a cloudless sky

The faraway cry of seagulls

Hand in hand along a cliff top

The waves crashing over rocks

Cold cider quenching walking thirst

Golden pretty eyes

 

The leaves falling

Gathering around solid trees

Damp mist in the morning

Grey and brown memories

Of what the world was like

The glimpse of a face

Cowled behind a woollen hood

 

These are the things you bring to me

When sitting down at the end of day

And going over all the seconds

Minutes hours days of life

You are there in the frame

By my side holding hands

like the changing seasons

Every step along the way