The Reasons Why
by
Richard Cody
For
Sarah Cody
No. 1
I love you because
when you hold me close
and I, in turn, pull you near
these silly distinctions,
you and I,
fall away
and we know
what we have always known:
there is only One here.
No. 2
I love you because
you cook our meals
as Millay crafted meter and rhyme.
You are a poet of the gas range,
composing sonnets in crushed red pepper,
garlic, butter and thyme.
No. 3
I love you because
your blue eyes shine!
Faerie glow!
Heaven’s stolen fire!
Eternal Light that has inspired
talents far grander than mine.
You ought to have symphonies
spelling out your name,
portraits painted by genius hands
in honor of that flame
which burns forever bright.
You, my Love,
deserve poetry
of the rarest air.
I give you this instead
and in my dreams write with ease
lines worthy of your light.
No. 4
I love you because
loving you
is completely natural for me.
I take air no easier.
And if I have ever
loved you thoughtlessly
it is only because,
like the air we breathe,
the dearest things
are taken too much for granted.
No. 5
I love you because,
as that old man said,
"The sun sure does shine brighter
when you're walkin' by."
How lucky am I
to know that brighter glow
when you stop your walkin’
and take me in
to share your bed.
No. 6
I love you because
our last kiss
was just like the first.
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by
Richard Cody
For
Sarah Cody
No. 1
I love you because
when you hold me close
and I, in turn, pull you near
these silly distinctions,
you and I,
fall away
and we know
what we have always known:
there is only One here.
No. 2
I love you because
you cook our meals
as Millay crafted meter and rhyme.
You are a poet of the gas range,
composing sonnets in crushed red pepper,
garlic, butter and thyme.
No. 3
I love you because
your blue eyes shine!
Faerie glow!
Heaven’s stolen fire!
Eternal Light that has inspired
talents far grander than mine.
You ought to have symphonies
spelling out your name,
portraits painted by genius hands
in honor of that flame
which burns forever bright.
You, my Love,
deserve poetry
of the rarest air.
I give you this instead
and in my dreams write with ease
lines worthy of your light.
No. 4
I love you because
loving you
is completely natural for me.
I take air no easier.
And if I have ever
loved you thoughtlessly
it is only because,
like the air we breathe,
the dearest things
are taken too much for granted.
No. 5
I love you because,
as that old man said,
"The sun sure does shine brighter
when you're walkin' by."
How lucky am I
to know that brighter glow
when you stop your walkin’
and take me in
to share your bed.
No. 6
I love you because
our last kiss
was just like the first.
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Richard Cody, a native Californian, has been known to write poetry and fiction. His work has appeared in many print and virtual publications, most recently Eclectic Flash and Weirdyear. He also takes pictures of all that he sees, and much he doesn't. His books can be found at RCodywrites and Amazon!
