Love Poems (New Directions Paperbook)

And so you see, my love,

how I move

around the island,

around the world,

safe in the midst of spring,

crazy with light in the cold,

walking tranquil in the fire,

lifting your petal

weight in my arms

as if I had never walked

except with you, my heart,

as if I could not walk

except with you,

as if I could not sing

except when you sing

and when a leaf

falls

from the climbing vines,

you know, my love,

what name is written

on that leaf,

a name that is yours and mine,

our love name, a single

being, the arrow

that pierced winter,

the invincible love,

the fire of the days

and that we grow together

and flower together