The Bottled Conversation..

I should have liked to talk to you
About the sun and the rain,
And thoughts riding the memory train.

I should have liked to hear you
Speak of the summer and spring,
And the thoughts they bring.

I should have liked to talk to you
About the things that puzzle
And events which muzzle.

I should have liked to hear you
On what you find mangled
And how you see it untangled.

I should have liked to talk to you
About what I eschew
And why I do.

I should have liked to hear you
Speak in a cadence,
Tingling, inspiring credence.

I should have liked to talk to you,
I should have liked to hear you,
But it is hard to say goodbye.

I should have liked to talk to you,
I should have liked to hear you,
But for having to part sine die.