THE MAN FROM PORTOLA ROAD

HE IS THE MAN
THAT I SEE IN MY DREAMS
OFTEN A PASSING
FANCY, IT SEEMS
SOMETIMES A REALITY
NOT OFTEN ENOUGH
BUT WHAT KIND OF
STUFF IS YOUR
DREAM ANYWAY,
A CONGLOMERATION
OF SENSATIONS,
TALL, SMALL
BIG, GENTLE
SHY, GRUFF,
SWEET, SENTIMENTAL,
TOUGH STUFF
FLIRTY, WIERD
A STUBBLE BEARD
PIERCING EYES
SMILING ONLY
TO SURMISE
YOUR MOOD
OR IF THE DOOR
IS OPEN
TO A PLAYFUL ROMP
TOWARD THE BED,
HE’S WAY AHEAD
OF ME
AND ALWAYS WAS,
FOR WE OF THE
FEMALE SPECIES
PREFER THE
FOREPLAY AND
A TOWERING THESIS
OF LOVE AND
PROMISES,
COME ON,
DON’T DENY
THE FAIRY TALE
WINGS
ARE PART OF THE
PIE,

CLOUDS SILHOUETTE
 
AND YET IN THE
DARK
IN THE HOURS
OF YEARNING,
THE REALITY
COMES
AND I AM
RETURNING
TO A SIMPLE
FINE WISH
FOR A COMFORTABLE
DISH
OF HUGS AND
GOOD SENSE
NOT A LOT OF PRETENSE
JUST TELL ME
NO LIES,
LET YOUR POWER
SURPRISE THE LEGEND
OF ROMANCE,
A SURLY SWEET
DANCE
THE MAN OF THAT
STORY
WILL JOIN ME IN GLORY
FOR A SUNSET OR DAWN
JUST WHERE
WE BELONG…

©J.W. WINSLOW 11/1/15