fallen verses

You are like a sunset, woman of fire.
You fall over my world, descending as if in a patient flight.
The rivers of my soul reflect you; the clouds so much more than white when you grace them.

Like the sunset, you are mine for a moment, then gone.
I hold my breath as if to impart stillness to the moment, and in that stillness, languish.

The clock’s sad face stares at me and blinks without remorse.

Your heavenly body orbits at a distance-
Cutting an invincible path through the cold depths.

Woman of fire, your warmth spreads beneath my fingers as the oceans spread,
The tide of your affection always advancing and receding like a hesitant breath.

For a moment I am bathed in wind and sun.

You are a sunset, my woman of flame.
For the flicker of a match you cover my world,
Then I am spent and can burn no more.