Fidelity’s Promise

In the beginning…

Life, as we wanted, was at our doorstep

Fresh strawberries and cream for the morning’s greeting

Sunlight aplenty

Dreams of our walking on the seashore naked

Along the way…

There were evenings when we truly found ourselves

When unsure of the future was our high

Like tragic actors on a set afire

While eagles of destiny circling overhead

As the dark solemnity of a still pine forest

Shrouded every stream of passage slippery with the thrill of chance

Still…

Always we sipped wine in our terrace of the stars

Where fate reminded us there could be unhappy endings

If we peered at the clouds of human weakness too long

As the rest of our dreams bathed in calm seas and mild breezes

Then…

As reality beckoned

We gazed upon the starless night

As we both lit our candles of naked flames

Accompanying us into the nocturnal ecstasy

Of sharing the gathering clouds

Knowing love abides not by darkness

But the patient light of fidelity’s promise