A Mortal Love
what silent love could capture the attention of the stars?
what passionate force could rival all of the cosmos?
what earthly bellows of joy could shake the planet?
what perfect love could last?
what souls could dance the borderless dance of true love?
the sun and moon perhaps
the stars and wisps of clouds assuredly
no pair of mortal souls
as complex as the dawn
whose feelings are as short-lived as such
could remain afloat in the rolling sea of ardent intimacy
whose tides are high and whose storms are billowing
what temporal pair could face such a threat?
perhaps one whose love sends shudders through the seas
falters through the very plates of the earth
whose dance entertains the watching eyes of the moon
whose proclamations of faith scare the morning fog
yet still
the earth's tears of rain shall fall
for she has watched this same force collapse a million times before
Copyright © Claire Pletcher | Year Posted 2023
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