couples

Perfect Pairing

the monarch
and the white hydrangea
made for each other

sunshine clapboards and goldenrod
pink hibiscus and joe pye weed
shingled roofs with pine needles

it’s much too soon
to start a nest dear
it always snows in April

they relied
on each other
for texture and tone

those two couples
our friendship weathers
seasons and years

untamed
they grew
particularized

seduce me
with your song of spring
of love and life and hope you sing

facing the world
holding the space between them
safe and sacred

together
they navigate
winter’s slow ending

Two by two
it’s best when your partner
doesn’t look exactly like you.

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