Darkness fell like my love's feet Softly o'er the fields of wheat, O'er the valley, o'er the bridge, O'er the mountain, o'er the ridge.
And sitting still o'er a blazing fire, And my heart blazing with desire, Dark is the fire, I still confide, Compared to the eyes of my would-be bride
And blazing like my heart, my mind, For that your kindred could not find That I had will where had not kind, So to our love were deaf and blind.
And rove I will to seek my worth And rove I'll o'er this whole earth And though beside you I mayn't lie We'll share an earth and share a sky.
Perhaps, one day, Fate will prove fair And let me pledge to you my care. For now, our love benighted be - Hope, soon, we shall a sunrise see.
Dedicated to and inspired by the work of Jarlath Henderson (check out his album "Hearts Broken, Heads Turned" over here: https://jarlathhenderson.bandcamp.com/album/hearts-broken-heads-turned). However, a shout-out should also go to Stardust to Unicorn (https://hellopoetry.com/Stardust2Unicorn/) and George (https://hellopoetry.com/geot3/), who both inspired me to start writing and publishing poetry again. I would like to thank all the Hello Poetry community, though, for continuing to write, and continuing to write such amazing and insightful poems. Mon coeur est à vous, en vérité. Thank you so much!