In Love - For Kate 2018
Love does not float above the clouds
it burns
it seethes
it desires
and with all these finger tips
these lips
their love can express
do willfully so
and a throat can howl
and a beast can yearn
and all tenderness within its claws discern
make of passion a feathers caress
on your skin
but still in heat regardless and rapine
Love does not have its feet ground in earth
it floats above the clouds
it glides in a spiritual serene
it considers and takes stock of dreams
and ponders the anticipation of unity
it carries me
gentle
to the hedonism of my soul
and in the heart
and unburdened dances
turns all its rhythms to the rhythms of love
to flow from one
and into two
and whispers constantly
the name of
you
Such is love
by corpuscle and time
of fate
without choice
and by some ephemeral design
made it so
and forever return to the song
the theme
the warp and weft in the weave
of love
brings forth its tapestry of life
I confess
I am weakened and strengthened
by love
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