I spy your easy smile
A beam of light from soul to soul
Shuttered when I cross
If you deign to catch my eye
A frosted glacial wall
Contempt drips it’s icy melt
Warm gates of heart clang shut
Cannot bear another look
Averting gaze, I bid goodbye
Sail on to safer port
And looking back
Your easy smile again I spy.
Joe Blogs, Weds 7th Feb ’24