Cracked Pavements

The pavement blocks are neatly square

Yet sometimes cracks appear

That does not mean the ground we share

Will cave in to our fear

Our life is not a spreadsheet

Nor days like numbered cells

There is no sum when hearts meet

Nor code to break love’s spell

The branches of a tree diverge

The roots spread deep and wide

Yet water and sunlight converge

Like beaches and the tide