Once Upon a Time

Somewhere on the sea of time  
In the infinite  
You are mine  
 
That deepest green  
A sea of jade  
Your eyes  
 
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Quintessence  
Your soul entwined with mine  
Without the violence of words  
The birthing of lies  
First sweetly heard  
But in that moment  
Gaze lost in mine  
Be still  
Love isn't a sound  
Understandings need no words  
Let me kiss you again  
As if your kiss was life  
And to live without  
Was but to die  
 
There by the tumbled scree and slide  
That once were cliffs  
Which proud faced the sun  
Undone as we by the pounding of waves  
Our hearts beat just as loud  
Raced, as devil may care  
And danced when you were near  
We can never be less than these  
The heights we've assailed  
Though we sail on fleeting seas  
In the majesty of travail  
The violence of the waves  
Their rise and fall  
And in the depths cover me  
Cover me  
Like you  
The cascade of your hair  
Falling  
Auburn  
Pooling  
Raining kisses down  
As I lay and wish to drown  
In the arms of your desires  
Smother me  
 
Once we traced the border of the stars  
Fingers on skin  
Dreamed dreams, breathed desires  
That rarest of airs  
Once I held everything when I held your hand  
Held fire  
My only care  
And will again  
Some dreams never end  
 
We've fallen like angels  
From a more heavenly sphere  
And so the more fervently  
Wish upon stars  
To hold you again  
And ride upon winds  
 
Walk with me  
The mountains of memory  
Moonlight on pine  
And pristine pool  
You rose a goddess there  
Body silver'd slick  
Streamlets running from your hair  
And willing, as only ardent can be  
Fire mingled with water  
And I  
Drunk on your wine  
Erupted and burned  
 
That's where we truly are  
Where stars fail
Before sun first pierces the veil  
Strong in the newness of all  
Knowing only to answer love's call  
The dizzying of heights  
The profound beyond measure  
Of depths  
The unknown but knowing  
Awash in sweet feeling  
That it was you  
Meant for me  
Evergreen