Under the Canopy

Under the canopy of the pine trees we lay - from the poem 'Under the canopy of pine trees by Eve Roper UNDER THE CANOPY Under the canopy of the pine trees we lay. Fervent scent gives undertow noses a heady sway. Four eyes closed, we swallow the coniferous forest. Love thrives in our paradisiacal protraction of rest. Blinded to adversity, verdancy thrives in aurora splay As our minds run into the river of sunlight to play. We make promises — nothing sovereign outside our love. He squeezes my hand, our engagement rings think of Only this moment, the splendor of our crashing lips. Our bodies envelope each other like an eclipse. The force of nature — the arcadian elixir, its bliss. I shall nevermore forget the chill of reminisce. 4/10/2020 Poetic lines from a Poetry Soup Poet - Eve Roper Poetry Contest Sponsor - Silent One