the shade dapples the road
so graciously up ahead
the trees and the smooth pavement
lovers entwined
sunlight inferior
to this stretch of day
a moving photograph
taken within the mind
a treasured souvenir
anchored to a magnetic moment
that cloaks itself in memory
that so beloved afternoon
in Williamstown we spent together
witnessing such beauty
of 'Nature's Peace'
a Valentine offering
from the infatuated still spring........
(written May 11, 2002 12noon)