takes a slow boat

down a river

forgets the paddles

ditto the motor

gone thirty years with the flow

What keeps two people together?

Traveling without you

leaves me lonely

I want to show you

everything

the Caryatids guarding Athena

while we share a plate of souvlaki

a glass of ouzo

my life mate

with a bad sense of direction

a tendency for low blood sugar

the carrier of snack bars

wherever we go

like a camel storing water

ready for any thirst

any back road

prepared to be lost

in the moment

I want to float

the Canal du Midi

partnered

nibbling croissants

drinking vin du pays

no charts

no worries

slow easy sex

infrequent

yes

but aged perfect

full bodied