It's
three-word Wednesday time. This week's words: gesture, immediate, treasure
Craigslist Missed Connections, a Sonnet
Your beauty — like the subtle minute hand
That, stared upon, ne'er seems to move a dime
Yet still ticks down the natural demands
Of change, the passage of eternal time —
Defies corruption's hand. I scrutinized
Your face for some defect that showed your age:
Your eyes that sparkled; lips that mesmerized;
A perfect jawline from da Vinci's page;
Your hair, in satin gestures, found its way
Past cheekbones high, as only satin can.
You simply must have been born yesterday
As God's immediate reward to man.
I treasure that I've seen you. All the same,
I'm sorry that I never asked your name.
