A Marriage
The first retainer
he gave to her
was a golden
wedding ring.
The second — late at night
he woke up,
leaned over on an elbow,
and kissed her.
The third and the last —
he died with
and gave up loving
and lived with her.
Robert Creeley
A Token
My lady
fair with
soft
arms, what
can I say to
you — words, words
as if all
worlds were there.