Smoke and Roses Blow

Beyond the veil where daylight fears to go Behind a swathe of heavy silken mist The heady scents of smoke and roses blow Along the paths that secret lovers know Are wood and blossom tangled in a tryst Beyond the veil where daylight fears to go Within the subtle stream’s beribboned flow Whirl pools of love and darkness in a twist The heady scents of smoke and roses blow The sun sinks in to shadow smooth and slow Through willing earth too wanton to resist Beyond the veil where daylight fears to go On perfumed air a drum beat, soft and low In perfect time without a rhythm missed The heady scents of smoke and roses blow The wild in love the sacred orchards know Who go to be by passion’s madness kissed Beyond the veil where daylight fears to go The heady scents of smoke and roses blow © Gail Foster 2016