I lie close to you, dawn approaches
Your sleeping form, a portrait of tranquillity
The air lifts a down feather
in cartwheeling motions with each breath
Yours eyelashes raise in gratifying embrace
The blue light stirs the blossoming white clouds
We walk through the winds of time together
Where decisions are faced
Now standing in your shadow
You stand in mine
We sit in hearty discussion
This food of thought quenched with conception
A drink reflecting your smile
You hold my hands in loving fidelity
I place this shawl around your shoulders of strength
My pen is running short on prose
Your care replenishes the vacuum
The paper is shrinking before my eyes
Your tenacity overcomes the shortcomings
This desk has room for two
I build a roof over your head
And you a floor on which we live
Gazing through a window, onto the fields of destiny
A framed doorway beckons our pathway
Our feet barely leave a mark
The ark follows on our tide
Our tears are the lily pads the staging posts
as we wonder through lace drapes
Each delicately balanced step
reflects our tight rope existence
Our laughter the light
which buzzes with pollen loaded lifes vapour
Shared music within, speaks volumes on a drum string
Our harmony reaches notes, in distraction unheard
Together we carry an empty suitcase
There is much to fill this
Our creation.... our life.... ours to share
Tonight we sleep together
Feb 26, 2021
Feb 26, 2021 at 7:24 AM UTC
I lie close to you, dawn approaches
Your sleeping form, a portrait of tranquillity
The air lifts a down feather
in cartwheeling motions with each breath
Yours eyelashes raise in gratifying embrace
The blue light stirs the blossoming white clouds
We walk through the winds of time together
Where decisions are faced
Now standing in your shadow
You stand in mine
We sit in hearty discussion
This food of thought quenched with conception
A drink reflecting your smile
You hold my hands in loving fidelity
I place this shawl around your shoulders of strength
My pen is running short on prose
Your care replenishes the vacuum
The paper is shrinking before my eyes
Your tenacity overcomes the shortcomings
This desk has room for two
I build a roof over your head
And you a floor on which we live
Gazing through a window, onto the fields of destiny
A framed doorway beckons our pathway
Our feet barely leave a mark
The ark follows on our tide
Our tears are the lily pads the staging posts
as we wonder through lace drapes
Each delicately balanced step
reflects our tight rope existence
Our laughter the light
which buzzes with pollen loaded lifes vapour
Shared music within, speaks volumes on a drum string
Our harmony reaches notes, in distraction unheard
Together we carry an empty suitcase
There is much to fill this
Our creation.... our life.... ours to share
Tonight we sleep together
How fortunate we can be to have found that person, or a pet, who parallels our existence, excesses of modern society a distraction.
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