Velvet Night

Tonight when skies of velvet 
stretch as far as eyes can see,
sprinkled with the sparks 
from Lovers’ hearts;
when Auroras dancing circles
‘round the moon
catch our hands
and whisk us off into the night,

Come with me;
take the night sky by the corners 
and fly,
sailing through the universe
on a sweetened pre-rain breeze,
then soar across the sunrise
like the shadow
of  morning dew.

Hide with me, 
in the caverns by the sea,
playing barefoot in the surf
as the salty breeze lays kisses 
upon my upturned lips
just before they melt 
against your own. 

Take me with you
into the magic of our dreams
where stars can be collected 
like seashells
and we can ride the waves
together
adrift between 
the first still strike of midnight, 
and the last.

   

december 2005
©Janet Reid





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