I tend to want to write less serious poems, but when I read this one to my wife, she wanted something more romantic. As a result, I wrote two versions, each with a different ending. The inspiration came in a Maui elevator as we tried to kiss but instead the bills of our baseball caps prevented the encounter.

Baseball Cap

Less Romantic Version:

A walk on the beach,
Sun in our eyes.
Windblown hair,
Baseball cap disguise.

An intimate gesture,
As I hold your hand.
Walking together,
Toes in the sand.

A beautiful you,
Does more than inspire.
My heart strings,
Are struck with desire.

I go for a kiss.
But our bills collide.
My disappointment,
Is hard to hide.

I twist my head,
And you do the same.
It happens again,
An awkward game.

The only solution,
Is removing our caps.
But our romantic moment,
Sadly, came to lapse.

Romantic Version:

A walk on the beach,
Sun in our eyes.
Windblown hair,
Baseball cap disguise.

An intimate gesture,
As I hold your hand.
Walking together,
Toes in the sand.

A beautiful you,
Does more than inspire.
My heart strings,
Are struck with desire.

I turn to you,
And our lips slowly meet.
An intimate moment,
A romantic treat.

The words “I Love You.”
Inscribed with a stick.
A lasting memory,
But over so quick.

The sun starts to set,
The tide washes in.
Tomorrow we’ll do this,
All over again.

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