Longing

[CdnReader]

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Longing

Love me here, on this bed of fallen leaves
within the shadow of this autumn moon.
We shall become luminous in each other's eyes,
bathed in the newly russet and scarlet colours
of who we are.

Hold me within thine embrace.
Protect me from the howls of the wolves,
the shifting sands of uncertainty,
the snow-covered wasteland
where I have wandered these many years,
lost within the whiteness,
longing for you.

Lay thine hand upon my breast
and feel the whispers of my heart
as it beats quietly, softly, distantly....
keeping time, dividing our love
into crescent segments
of softest gold.

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[PrinceMyshkin]

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Longing

Love me here, on this bed of fallen leaves
within the shadow of this autumn moon.
We shall become luminous in each other's eyes,
bathed in the newly russet and scarlet colours
of who we are.

Hold me within thine embrace.
Protect me from the howls of the wolves,
the shifting sands of uncertainty,
the snow-covered wasteland
where I have wandered these many years,
lost within the whiteness,
longing for you.

Lay thine hand upon my breast
and feel the whispers of my heart
as it beats quietly, softly, distantly....
keeping time, dividing our love
into crescent segments
of softest gold.

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cdn/04dec07
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I just don't get your penchant for the archaic form of you, though I very much "get" and LOVE the rest of this poem, the flow of it, the images that move from the ordinary, even inglorious fallen leaves to the mysterious shadow of this autumn moon to the splendour of the newly russet and scarlet colours to the ominous howls of the wolves...snow-covered wasteland...

A momentous journey, and I was carried along until I encountered the first "thine" which brought me up short as if it said "this is (just) a poem!"

[blazeofglory]

I like every line of the poem. Proves complete craftsmanship.

[Khe Iem]

I liked this one so much. Khe Iem

[amanda_isabel]

i liked it... :)

[Xcape]

Beautiful

[CdnReader]

Thanks for your comments, everyone. Much appreciated. :)

[Malamused!]

I thought this was a really nice poem, too. Very, very good. Really flowed! :)