Rivers
Of light.
Rivers dark and rivers light
Whom will you be with tonight?
You flow into my dreams it seems
Each moment of the night.
How did you materialise
And where were you before
One minute there’s my empty room
Then you walked in the door.
You took away my breath
And sacrificed my heart
The moment I set eyes on you
Right there from the start.
Both my feet are floating
This winter’s afternoon
The daffodils are dancing
Goodbyes were far too soon.
You unfolded like a flower
The layers stripped away
Then before my very eyes
You went the other way.
My fingers touch the silver strings
In perfect harmonic pitch
Beauty is personified
I wouldn’t want to switch.
On a July afternoon
We met and acquiesced
Then filled our cups with summer wine
Held hands and lightly kissed.
Lead me up the garden path
I’ll follow in your tracks
Until we reach the other side
With the wind at our backs.
©
David Rudder
2023
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