Body Of Rose

As a body of rose becomes my ghost
of fragrant petals for my loving host
as the attar weeps of wilted thorns
genuflecting to your pure of heart

For my blue eyes on trellis adorned
of love spawning the crystal dew  
for a moment in time in the mist
like soft satin's mist airborne

With many things of love to be seen
before the winter's solstice brings
frost on the wintergreen
as the winds of autumn fly

In shadows before you awake
luring me to my restful sleep
as the attar weeps of wilted thorns
and the wetness returns

Of our forbidden rendezvous
in dreams, I sleep as the dawn glows
mystic rainbows of golden blue
on sandstones of love's equinox

As a body of rose becomes my ghost
of fragrant petals for my loving host
in plain sight of a midnight rainbow
kissing among the yew