Constantinople

Constantinople haunts my nights
In dreams both sad and stirring
Of wooden ships
Under star filled skies
Searching for fortunes
Hidden by those long gone

As we sail away 
Down the dark Euphrates
Shadowy eyes 
Filled with lost dreams 
Can be seen in the sadness
Of the forgotten 
Waiting on the shrouded banks
Forever

Looking back
Toward the city lights
Reaching up 
To the night sky
Constantinople waits
And waits
And waits
For me
And for you
To come
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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