Death Dance

You seemed larger than life Like the sun, moon and stars Not God, but with features That spoke of great joy, faith Hope that speaks to the heart And love that brings the spirit Into the knowledge of vastness Surrounding us all with Divinity Now that you’ve gone, leaving Only the memories for me to hold And keep beside me, warming me Inviting me to recall the feelings The tenderness and intimacy of How it felt to be together, with Sincere feelings of private empathy Surviving all the worst apathy Your figure still forms a silhouette Of song that sings to my depths Dancing with the winds and breathing Sweet serenity into my soul’s silence Welcoming my heartbeat and caring When I yearn for your touch to embrace Me with soft kindness, hues of affection Coloring me crimson, passion whispering Never have I burned so fiercely for Another’s hand reaching out to me Keeping me in the grasp of gentleness Which bids me to share pieces of myself Thoroughly enfolding our devotedness Into feelings that linger on the air Like music that has created thoughts Of purity and peace, touching the senses Sighs of devotion and delightful visions Vibrate through me with tingles of insight Into the inspiration that comes from knowing Pleasure so rich and vibrant that it shines Like a light from heaven, the sun or moon Crooning to the angels who echo the rhythm Of heartbeats along the cloudless, azure skies The backdrop for this compassion that beguiles I long for you now the way the sun aches For the dawn, leaving the moon behind As I leave the past worries to define What I will never think of or remember Because I can only believe the plush, vibrant Reverberations of wordless dreams who Call out to me with impressions of tomorrow When I will think of you again, always with me Today, your reflection mirrors the moments Of forgiveness and smooth breaths of hypnotic Flashes of reminiscence which boasts of genuine Sincerity, freely given to the one who believes And sees the wisdom in giving with everything Inside, with enthusiasm and sparks of fervor That enlighten the soul and capture the mind With the knowledge that true love never dies Song I - Cold - Quiet Now Poetry Contest Sponsored by: rob carmack August 24, 2020