The Green Comet

We were almost holding hands

Lying on a blanket in a strange shape

Under the night sky

In the silence of nature

I asked you where Mars was

You immediately pointed up into the northern hemisphere

I was aware of my free hand playing with blades of grass

Wondering what it would feel like to be holding your hand

How you loved the sun. The moon. The stars. The universe.

The red planet so far away awaiting the green comet

This once in a lifetime experience so rare

So unusual

Just like you and me.

I was like the sun, you were like the moon

Circling around in our own orbits

Our emotions passing like comets around Mars

Do you know how I feel about you?

Do I know how you feel about me….

Waiting like we always do

Just waiting.