Shadow Of Your Soul

Shadow Of Your Soul
© Surazeus
2023 08 03

It might be something in the rain that sparks 
sweet memories of your eyes black as moonlight. 
I sit alone with shadow of your soul 
beneath the apple tree that knows my heart 
aches to hold your mind in my arms again. 
I feel your hand in caress of the breeze. 

I want to call you on the telephone 
and hear your tale about your busy day. 
I follow glowing shadow of your soul 
along the river sparkling in moonlight 
to find the tree we planted with our hands. 
I hear your voice in whisper of the breeze. 

I see your face in children of our hearts 
who imitate the charming way you laugh. 
Overwhelmed by hot shadow of your soul 
I kneel by cool river and splash my face 
with sudden sense of sorrow you are near. 
I see your eyes in glimmer of the breeze. 

I open door to home I built for you 
and sense your absence in its emptiness. 
Hot apple pies your hands molded from love 
no longer simmer on the windowsill 
so I eat bitter apple of my tears. 
I taste your tongue in sweetness of the breeze. 

It might be something in the stars that beam 
weird memories of your tone calling my name. 
Still searching for dim shadow of your soul, 
captured in the dark photo on the wall, 
I press my face into mist of mute gloom. 
I dream your soul in radiance of the breeze. 

We stand together on the ocean shore, 
ready to begin journey of our love. 
I lie enwrapped in shadow of your soul, 
absorbed in memories of your flowing hair 
as you sew stories into clothes we wear. 
I sing your soul with ballad of the breeze. 

We chat about our children and their plans 
while driving home in thunderstorm of hope. 
I swell with truth in shadow of your soul 
till wings of desire unfold from my heart 
through mutual love we never talk about. 
I paint your soul with colors of the breeze. 

Though we both disappear from dream of Earth 
our spirits wake in children we create. 
I raise cute clones from shadow of your soul 
who follow your heart long after you die 
as incarnation of your timeless love. 
I free your soul on star wings of the breeze.