FULL MOON ON TOP OF A CHAMPAGNE PALM'S TIP

the meeting must be brief
a moment is made to compress all those 20 years
you want a place where you can hear
how coffee mocha is sipped
how each word of the past is uttered
without the clutter of haze

there will be no misty glass around us
only the clarity of our dreams
the coming years will be fine
as we nod with each other with all respect
and then we shake our hands
and leave
we have chosen paths always away from each other
asymptotic and harsh.