DELIGHTFUL AFFECTIONS

I want to shout out loud 
to the cosmos 
Till no star and planet is left 
that hasn't heard 
for the umpteenth time 
That my buddy is the best. 

I want to write out

on the rivers

In letters of azure ink

The beautiful drops

Of mellifluous dreams

Our eyes play out in sync

But mom says, in our land

We protect our bliss

From the evil eyes that singe

From the spiteful thoughts

Of malicious minds

Out on their artful binge

So I just whisper

into the mindful ears 
of the errant vagrant wind 
The ecstatic tales 
of our friendship 
And the endless joys it brings 

MS