by Michael Shoemaker
When our eyes meet
sheer innocence
magnificence
tenderness
fearless
finds.
When our hands narrow
the space between canteros,
warm fingers interlace,
embrace
bliss.
When our lives entwine
thrilled hearts
and minds
flourish and fly.
[Note: “canteros” in Spanish can be translated into English to the word “flowerbeds”.]
© Michael Shoemaker
Michael Shoemaker is a poet, photographer and writer from Magna, Utah. He is author of Rocky Mountain Reflections (Poets’ Choice, 2023). Michael is a winner of the California State Poetry Society Prize and is on the shortlist for The Letter Review Prize for Poetry. His writing has appeared in Blue Lake Review, The High Window, Seashores Haiku Journal, The Penwood Review and in anthologies at Poetry Pacific and Echoes of the Wild. He lives with his family where he enjoys looking out on the Great Salt Lake every day.
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