Monday, July 6, 2009

Laughing with Rasputin

You hum and sing and laugh.
It makes my heart dance
to see you wiggle your ears,
fluff up your staid beard
into this rambling Rasputin.
Turns my smile into
a tickle in my throat.
Eons since we laughed together
or threw back our heads,
roaring at some old remembered joke.