When You Come

Daniel Goodwin

When you come to greet me, shyly,

wearing nothing but your love for me

I will come to meet you halfway

like a falcon returning to your wrist.

And when you raise your arm,

trembling ever so slightly,

I will alight and let you pull

the velvet shroud over my eyes.

Daniel Goodwin

Daniel Goodwin is a poet and the author of several novels, including The Art of Being Lewis and, most recently, The Great Goldbergs.