Find Each Other Again

Find Each Other Again
© Surazeus
2025 01 29

Raising her hand with sudden flash of joy, 
Leudrada grasps when snow falls on her hair, 
shaken loose from pine limbs by the dark crow 
that glows as shadow in the sun-bright day, 
then grins amused when it flutters away, 
and caws at beauty of the frosted world. 

While cutting tufts of grass from snowy bank 
to feed his horse that had to walk all day, 
Answardus pauses with shock of surprise 
to hear sweet laughter echo in the woods, 
so he advances toward the fair voice, 
enchanted by perfection of her song. 

Answardus pauses while Leudrada sings. 
"When pale Phoebus glows in the eastern sky 
Aurora sheds ethereal light on Earth, 
so sunlight glitters on swollen sea waves 
as shadows flicker on the snowed hillslope." 
At sudden crack of twigs she twirls around. 

Blushing when the elegant blonde-haired girl 
stares at him fiercely with ice-morning eyes, 
Answardus steps forward with bold impulse 
and offers jar of pear wine he had brewed. 
"Accept gift of wine as apology 
for intruding on your calm solitude." 

Swiping jar from his hand with charming smirk, 
Leudrada drinks pear wine with gusty laugh, 
then grabs his hands and curtsies as he bows, 
so they perform the lively almain dance 
with graceful prance around tall stately pine, 
then laugh and smile as they exchange their names. 

"Though we just met on journeys of our lives," 
Leudrada squints at him with curious grin, 
"I feel connection bond our separate hearts 
to flash our strangeness with familiar glow 
as if we met each other long ago 
and spent years to find each other again." 

"My quick heart mirrors feelings you express 
and share your sense of familiar respect," 
Answardus replies while feeding his horse, 
"so I pledge troth of strong fidelity 
to honor you with loyalty of love, 
surmounting obstacles to marry you." 

Holding hands with new confident resolve, 
Leudrada and Answardus stride to town, 
discussing steps to formalize their love, 
then they pause and glance up into the pine 
to see the crow that brushed snow on her hair 
gazing at them with sparkle in her eyes.