lately...

Lately I’ve been thinking
The pleasant thoughts of distant places
Mud huts and crowded spaces
The warmth of familiar smiling faces
Welcoming the traces of a pilgrim’s path.

Lately I’ve been thinking
Of being so close yet so far
A little too soon,
Like the moon at noon
The feeble glow of a waning star.

Lately I’ve been thinking
Of what you might be thinking
If you think the thoughts that I’m thinking
Like walking on sinking sands
Kissing and holding hands.

Lately I’ve been thinking
But soon my thoughts disappear
And somehow I lack the words to share
The things that I fear
You’re thinking why I’m lost in a silent stare.