PROOF OF MY LOVE

there's a waiting in me

my patience the length of your life

let the birds that woke up early this morn

fly back home, their foraging done

the autumn leaf debate its fall

fish have swum to ocean while the little boys hooked their bait

there's the smell of home cooked hotpot

my child runs home fast, her hair flying in the wind

outside the dog chases its own tail

the crow sits on the cow

my neighbor has not tired yet of the bucket he holds

while he explains the merits of organic fertilizers

across the fence

the scratchy squeaky noise of chalk on chalk board

teacher with eyes

at the back of her head that capture the flying paper missile..

the length is the time when a girl smiles

and there's that cute dimple again!

"oh my oh my!"

how many more instances do you want

as proof of my love?

then let me show you

the love line that starts at my wrist

and goes all the way to the rest of our lives

as i wait...

my patience still the length of your life