Two Poems by Kenneth R. Fox

Love

Attraction, desire
Both must inspire,
Joined in lust,
Mutual trust,
Common interests, compatible goals
Bound together, correlative souls,
Comfort level, intrinsic friendship
Conforming actions, joined at the hip,
Sharing the bitter, always understanding
Uniting in the joyous, so outstanding,
Maturing, expanding, building, raising
Listening, talking, nurturing, praising.


Rio

The green hills descend here upon blue ocean,
The sounds of samba ring out,
In a forest they call Tijuca,
A gigantic Christ statue, Corcavado,
Is perched upon the highest peak.
Vibrantly abuzz, floridly colorful,
Brazilians scurry everywhere.
A mountain so sweet they call it ‘Sugar Loaf’
Intrudes the Atlantic at the Bay of Botofogo.
Footballers pound glimmering white sands at Ipanema.
Shimmering islands beckon from a nearby sea.
This wonder they call Rio de Janeiro.

{Poetry by Kenneth R. Fox}