never is never forever

 

never is never forever.

the distant sun burns day and night

indifferent to the neediness below.

'I will do what I do for as long as I do it',

he cried in a voice both defiant and plaintive.

the Muse paints, awakening the Poet too long asleep.

 

never is never forever.

waves nudge the sandy shore

and, as the wind explores the trees,

i run my fingers through your soft hair.

gulls circle above like lovers' lips

brushing against the urgency.

around and around.

 

a fire crackles in the evening

and the wine sips away

as musicians bare their souls to the stick-people

dancing, swaying, stomping out their passion

like there is no tomorrow.

they do this night after night

as we dream of gentle embraces,

the heat from our entwined bodies a surprise to you.

'I thought this would never happen again', you sighed.

 

'never is never forever', i replied.

        

5/10/11