I feel the need to loosen my tie just a bit, if you don't mind.
cascades radiant
let down your hair to fall in cascades radiant
that frame a face for which there is not a trace
of doubt, in my heart, of its beauty. Aphrodite born
to warn mere mortals of the folly of mediocrity
as she fills my soul to overflowing with pink ink
to spill on page and wage a war with memories
that do not go gentle into that good night, but leave
feeling a bit rejected, disrespected, but thus is
the nature of moments transcendent, as when you
let down your hair to fall in cascades radiant.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
Friday, April 11, 2008
cascades radiant
Labels: 2008, aubergine 1 observations
1 observations:
Know me through these scattered words
left behind by waves, like shells on a beach.
Grains of sand falling through an hourglass;
ash of life, like dust.
Remember the moon, how she licked my face;
the tides how they tugged me this way and that;
the waves, gentle upon the shore.
Remember it all.
And find me in these words, for one day
they will remind you I was here. I shone
for you, as you did for me. We were stars
and together, we made light.
Remind me, lest I forget to rage against the dying
of the light; lest I go gently into that good night;
lest I forget from whence I came; and you,
lest I forget the beauty of you.
Remember.
(Rededicated to you. Because it's always been you.)
Post a Comment