The Night In Question

The Night in Question
 
	You ask again,
	about the night in question?
	that night in question, 
        three thousand  years ago
	when drawing down the moon 
        was forbidden,  forbidden to you
	so very very long ago

	Your fingertips touching his thigh 
        as you watched me g... dying leaves
	fall as winter tears, falling, 
        stabbing at the snow
	making the deadly icicles
	hidden just below.
	Was that the night in question 
        so very long ago?

	I see you: lonely, vulnerable and standing 
	standing too close to him
	as I am hidden in the ice 
	in the ice, under the snow
	your warm fingertips just 
        touching his thigh, I am hidden
        just below.

	The Raven now is silent
	Her muse is sleeping, her bed
        the gentle wind
	but I can hear her still: the Raven singing 
	singing under the ice, under the snow
	Was that the night in question, 
        So very.long ago?

                       (c) London F. Bus
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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March 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Hello London, the flow of your poem really made it an enjoyable read. Beautifully written.
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