You Bet...... Poem by RIC BASTASA

you bet there is still a garden
in the sky
a gate opens like the arms of my
beloved
you bet there are still flowers
in the air
love spreads its scent all
over
you bet there is still green grass
in the desert
the camels and horses still have
lots of it to eat
you bet, i am still as happy as you
are
as distance melts, as mirage makes a
show off
of all memories in that not so distant
past, less the saddest part
in the cross sections of our lives.