Love Poem*

Ok. So, this is the first REAL love poem I have written that I actually REALLY like. I hope you enjoy it, too. : )

Fall Swiftly

*dedicated to Jay Brandon Budzon

I weep for you, soft love,

weep as a daisy

after kind spring rain.

Patient shadows

grazing the fingertips of the willows

in sweet wait

for my own love's true heart.

If I was ever less than perfect,

forgive me.

But never did I turn from your light

or fall victim to the disease of lust.

You become a private wind

bound to the grass,

bound to the belly of the jay

as he soars over precious lands;

lands that mirror the beauty of your face

and the breathlessness of your soul.

Fall swiftly to me...

open arms in lover's kiss.

And you will save me

from all that is vicious here,

all that remains empty

and lacking the grace of your eyes,

two caramel orbs,

painted from my deep dreams.

You are the merry heart

singing me lightly into rest.

Would you be taciturn,

I would withdraw my soul

from your silent grasp

and surrender myself only to death.

But with faith you are joyous

and call me into your heaven.

Fall swiftly to me, kind love.

I will cloak you with desire

and cleanse your soul

with the passion and tranquility

of a thousand saints.

You will hold my last breath,

waiting for the finest of times

when my soul is swept

by a most feverish ocean;

pushed to a new birth

with you, my companion, at my side.

Fall swiftly to me

for your skies are littered

with the damp, gray clouds of doubt.

Fall swiftly to me, my dear.

Let love's blind sighs

was you over and whittle your naked heart

so that it fits mine.

Fall swiftly to me.

Fall swiftly to me for without you,

I am quite lonesome.

And without your love

there are neither treasures nor joys

to be had in this world.

December 19, 2009