Say Yes - Doug von Koss

[Larry Robinson]

Say Yes
                         
The moment I slipped my arms
into the poem of falling leaves
shrugged my shoulders just so
the threads of mystery in the fabric
pulled my body straight
 
This poem, an old jacket passed down
to my waiting hands
its elbows and cuffs shedding
old language of wonder and hope
was a perfect fit
 
This poem of crying violins
rusting sunsets, broken hearts
and lavender mornings
wrapped around my aching heart
and said yes, no matter what, yes
 
The music will sound, your friend will come
the bread will rise and the birds will sing
You are not the first and not the last
Say yes, no matter what, say yes.

      - Doug von Koss