fallen verses

Aphrodite, Venus, Love-

You are like the sea, inconstant,
advancing then receding,
coy. You entice, then vanish,
a siren without song.

When you are caught,
it is in a mocking surrender.
Like a crashing wave
you embrace that which pursues you.

Do not come to land-
I will come to the sea.
We will float, bodies entwined,
as the tides gently rock us.

The sun will descend
through the surf
and set your
tide-drifted tresses ablaze.

Like sea-foam around a rock,
your body will curve around mine.
My tongue will find yours
and you will taste of salt.

We will descend into a
twilight world
and our ecstasy will fill
the eternal night.