Beginnings

Warm is the heart that skips
Ever so gently
A flitter-flutter of delicate wings

Of new beginnings
Hopeful and bright
Eager to please

To tease
To thrill
And taunt

A simple chat
Flowing conversation
And I look for his name

Is he about?
Is he thinking of me?
Questions bound

Each layer better than the one before
A fragile thing--new starts
So easily broken

His smile grips me
His laugh draws me in
Excites me in impossible ways

I smile shyly
Raise a glass to my lips
To new friends...


For Larry :)