Just once

for a. z.

you kissed me just once
it was enough
as though to say
in this life
this precious one
here is everything
summed up in an instant
fleeting and forever
how I feel about you
about living
about this night
under bare sheltering tree limbs
and a witnessing night sky
who I am, none of which I own,
and who I am, bright, leaning close
to all that is most precious
love