Love Poem: The Poet

The Poet

One day, my soul lifted       and traveled to the night,
    like tides change, pulled

by the moon

From a long way off, love seemed elusive,
    like a fast train        speeding nowhere,

 with no end in sight

The drone      of my long death,
 burning bridges        before I could cross

In the distance, yellow poppies filled a field I could rest in,

             my poems
 
falling like a warm summer rain,

 quenching

                my

                    thirst