photo: ralph murre
Exchange
by
Nancy
I
will give you my laughing eyes
if you will caress my weary face.
I
will give you my warm embrace
if you will smile across the room.
I
will give you the key to my heart
if you take care to oil the lock.
I
will give you the world on a string
if you give me a ride on its ups and
downs.
I
will give you a map to places I’ve never been
if you promise to drive carefully.
~
first published in the Wisconsin Poets’
Calendar
