Near The Line....They Dared.....Not Cross Poem by James B. Earley

...Respecting reality's deeper meaning
Across the fence the greener moss
Once a year....they'd meet a spell
...Near the line...they dared...not cross

Shared concerns for one another
...Inquiring how....the other's been
Occasional touching done in passing
The smile the glaze the moment when

Finally...realizing its deeper meaning
....Across the fence the greener moss
Once a year.......they'd meet a spell
'Twas the line they dared not cross

...Thus denying the thrill to happen
Though...in actuality......still it did
...Traveling not along the physical...
But....the spiritual......path instead

...Respecting reality's deeper meaning
Across the fence the greener moss
Once a year....they'd meet a spell
...Near the line...they dared...not cross