I Loved You from the Start
I never thought someone like you existed It was like seeing the summer sun And feeling its warmth for the first time But once I knew you were real There was never a time That I didn’t love you – Robert A. Cozzi
Poems
New Year’s Eve-1997
It was the first New Year’s Day in New York That I could remember being unseasonably warm The sky was cloudless and endless As I stared up from your rooftop garden on Greene Street In the heart of SoHo You stood next to me And in our silence We spoke to each other Keenly aware …
Only me, Only you
I love How we fall so easily Into this cadence we create Your eyes … The dusky promise Of a long summer My eyes … Glassy Like a still pool of water Deferring intruders From its depths By distracting them With our reflections – Robert A. Cozzi
The First Time I Saw You
I remember the first time I saw you at the beach You and Tugger were playing Frisbee And I was sitting in a secluded area Writing in my journal After watching the two of you for a while I wrote something about How you can tell a lot about a person By how they treat …
The Elevator
Once the elevator doors shut The energy changes Everything about this enclosed space tingles The rush of my pulse is so loud I am sure you can hear it pounding When I turn to look at you I find you looking back You are wearing a grey hoodie and washed out jeans The absence of …
DATE WITH ANOTHER POET
The sun is shooting reds, oranges, and greens across the water The scent of lavender merges with the savory sea air I lean on the railing and inhale deeply So nervous that my teeth are chattering Then I hear my name I go to the stairs to find you standing on the sand Poetry books …
THAT JUNE DAY ON THE BEACH WITH YOU
Grief seems to find me When I least expect it to Like on this day in June During a trip to the ocean with you After a long swim I fall onto my back beside you on the blanket You turn toward me Lifting yourself up on your side “Hey,” you say Your voice solicitous …