The Inevitable Arctic - Fragmented Verse

Half a year ago we were in bed and in love.
Insistent lips danced between sunshine smiles. 
                          Our hands entwined;
                            the clock’s marched.
		 
Beside dreams of a white dress and honey kisses,
my winter coat now withers on the floor. 
The tundra of cold sheets between us grows
while echoes of bitter words chap my face.

        We both know that seasons must change,
        but why must you too, my darling?

                          Love, like summer,
                            succumbs to time.

2/25/2021-- written for Emile Pinet's contest-- fragmented verse
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Bangalee Avatar
April 8, 2021 at 9:43 PM
Love, like summer, succumbs to time.~~ superb and excellent loving poem penned; I enjoyed really
Leffanta Avatar
February 26, 2021 at 10:38 AM
"Life is constant change" so enjoy the new and different! In time, even comfortable old shoes no longer fit! Aloha! Rico
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February 25, 2021 at 2:31 PM
Welcome to this site. I know you will like it here.
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