“Merlin and Arthur awake in modern times to help save the world from a pandemic. Awesome blending of modern times and mythology!!!
The Gift
by Bob Stegner
Completed October 9, 2021
Warsaw Poland
A gift
Lay upon my lap
The packaging
Unfamiliar
And plain
I Shake it
Hold it up to the light,
Listen
It shares nothing
Not origin,
Nor the hand that made it
I rip it open
And stare
A humble, brown box
Emerges
With a small note
Saying,
“I love you!”
Nothing more
In a rush
Of emotion,
And wonder,
And longing
She returns
From months long past
Again, I sense
Her warmth
And remember
Her handwriting
A shapely, gracious hand
Her face,
Her eyes,
Her hair,
Her touch
I pick through the small trove
Of sensual memorabilia
Of overwhelming passion
Of love
Of laughter
Of moments,
I thought,
Depleted and buried
But now
We are born
Once more
Raised up from the very heart
Of her
In this last and final gift
Carrying loss,
An aching shard of pain,
And the final whispers of a love,
Broken and fading
Into the remnants
And vastness
Of time
Copyright © Bob Stegner 2021
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| Gene Roddenberry |
Gene Roddenberry was the creator of Star Trek. I have been a fan ever since the original series! Below is a quote of his that I love!
“In a very real sense, we are all aliens on a strange planet. We spend our lives reaching out and trying to communicate. If during our whole lifetime, we could reach out and really communicate with just two people, we are indeed very fortunate.”
