One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets - 60. a feeble spark

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Sonnet No. 119

So often I see the handsome young men,

Whose fair features put me in mind of you,

And I might long to whisper to them then

Their beauty reminds me of your divine cue.

But if you see my glance, don't be jealous;

If you see me waver under their view,

Know their loveliness is just a trellis

Where I can plant the sweetest thoughts of you.

Once known, the marriage of beauty and soul

Will not stand the weight of one, it's true,

But together, one the other must extol,

So I borrow beauty in tribute of you.

Though passing features may cause a tremble,

Only your face, my heart, can resemble.

Sonnet No. 120

Before the Supreme Court stood – Edie Windsor –

On her breast, her wife's proud diamond 'ring' still blazed,

Forty-six years after Edie was first dazed

That the woman she loved was proposing to her.

A private woman, the press she would endure

To end bigotry, and all were amazed,

Telling a great love story, she was not fazed,

For it was time for justice to transfer.

Love endures, thus diamonds are the symbol –

Tough too, like Edie and her spouse, you'll mind

Through the nagging dinge of Time, are able

To hold partners tight; not to choke, nor bind,

But in the way I love you, they stable

The hand on heart that can forever find.

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