Room for Two

To all who listen...

As days drift by, I pause to view
A vision in my mind. A cursive glance
Is all it takes. Your face, still fresh and new,
Gleams gold as mirrors in the sun.
A brief romance burned bright, for once
So rare, so right, so true. You lit
The forlorn chambers there. Your kiss
My soul enchanted. Your essence swept
The cobwebs clear and left my memories haunted.
Fortunate are we who live to see
Lost hopes renewed, and merit refuge
In a heart with room enough for two.

Shall I return to hold thee near, and so
Rejoin the living? I fear, though my heart
Beats for thee, the consequence of giving.
For I’d purloin the moon and stars
And leave the night forsaken. And, yet,
You’d not deny this wanton world it’s
Nocturne splendor. No, yours would be
A gentler way to bid the night surrender.
Thy light would mingle with their own.
A style befitting you.
You’d share the heavens, for your skies
Have room enough for two.

Yes, true love doth immortalize
Inconsequential lives. Where e’er it lands,
Love, somehow, thrives and, through it all,
Still stands. It summons up the best from
Lesser men,of which I’m one.
Thy faith and grace hath granted me
A space beneath thy sun. Though my
Dim light be not as bright or nurturing
As thine, I gaze beyond belief to find
My place, as dreamers do.
How sweet the air! If we but dare
Leave room enough for two.