Koi Bito

Beneath the warming sunlight
Asian leaves wave hello,
calling me to rest
in the bosom of her limbs.
It is a lucid invitation
and i would be a fool
to think that the offer
was given to me alone.
Many rest in her shade
while the birds of spring
sing the chorus of new life.
Yet I am unable to believe
anyone else could ever
be so lucky as I.
You smile and admire yourself
through the rippled reflection.
I want so badly to uproot you-
to take you home-
and place you bedside.
But you are married
to your place by the lake.
And I am married
to mine.