Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill The Cup

Come fill the cup
with the mystical wine
that turns man into boy again;

That splices wings 
to the heels of an old dancer
yielding leaping arcs above the main;

That endows a vibrant voice
with a worn and aging throat,
to sing a sweet dulcet refrain;

That rejuvenates fading vision
in dry and tearless eyes
to see roses blush in the rain;

That infuses weary fingertips
with hot, sensuous purpose
to arouse her again and again.

That removes the numbness 
from a dormant tongue
to freshly taste youth's champagne;

I filled the cup to the brim
from the cask of her inspiring love
to shed years, fears - and the pain.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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