What did you lose?

What did you lose
when you crossed the ocean?
Was it more than time?
What did you lose
that you did not want to lose?

What did you gain
when you crossed the ocean?
Was it more than distance?
What did you gain
that you wanted to gain?

Did you know then
what you did not want to lose?
Did you know then
what you wanted to gain?
Do you know now?

Is there more than time
that can ever be lost
or more than knowledge
that can ever be gained?

Paws on the Window

Hearing paws on the window,
kitten,
I'll come to the door.

I'll bring a saucer of milk,
kitten,
and some cream from the store.

You need not come in,
kitten,
and I need not go out.

We'll just sit by the threshold,
kitten,
while we figure this out.