I loved you long before I met you
the sound of your laughter
like the wind whispering through trees

Love is the rain we chase in summer
the sound of bicycles rolling
on cobbled streets
a rhythm steady, like breathing

You are my confession
my memories pressed
in the pages of time

We are the poem that never ends
the spark to light the night

There is no yesterday without you
no tomorrow without us

Afterword: Prolific autor and poet Nikki Giovanni passed away today (December 10, 2024). She’s been a voice of change in the black power and black art movements. This tribute poem is based on her New York Times best seller “Bicycles: Love Poems”. It’s not quite a cento (I needed more time to write that) but it borrows from her work mainly on love—my favorite muse! Though she’s gone, love rolls on. 

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In creative solidarity, Dee