Sylvestrial Love

Let us Lie amongst the grasses, the plains

Nestled and coupled, snuggly, in the breeze

Caressed by scents of flowers, earthy blooms

Farewells, silage, aromas sure to please

In Twilight's breath I'll tell you a story

A tale that you'll treasure all of your life

You'll listen in rapture, with bated breath

Giggle and Sniffle in all the right spots

As the Solar light dims, you draw closer

finding comfort, the warmth of a blanket

With the rustle of spring, your eyes flutter

Taking in the darkness, as stars unfold

I show you the heroes, up in the sky

Lady Andromeda, where she might lie

Hidden Beauty, a speck in the tree tops

Gazing on Nymphs, Elves, Faeries in the copse

Whispers of distant owl song graze your ear

"Luna Lovely," they call, "show us your face"

Soon, the forest shines full with her soft glow

Creatures of the night begin to come 'round

I take you to a clearing, love of mine

In which the summer moon unfiltered shines

Where we sit and watch the fireflies dance

Snapshots of flitting Choreography

Although you are happy among the trees

Your eyes sag, searching, slipping into sleep

As you drift through those ivory dream gates

I begin to cry knowing that you won't wake

Your eyes closed to the nighttime, you heart slows

Each breath you take quieter than the last

At Dawn's breath, yours, my love, shall rise no more

My first light without you glistens my tears

Beneath the Quaking Aspen tree you rest

Entombed in the Earth you so richly loved

Bluebirds, Sparrows, Starlings, sing hymns to you

A cat now comes, to sleep by your bedside

I sit and tell you the story again

This time, you don't laugh, but I cry for you

My audience is little woodlanders

Letting me know, my love, that you're still here

I want, so badly my love, to join you

Slip beneath the grass, and be forgotten

Together living under Aspen trees

Our names, our lives mere whispers on the wind

I go home, and I fall in love again

A maiden from a seaside, tourist town

She comes with me everyday to see you

Near the tree, she plants a quilt of flowers

My heart, no longer troubled, when with her

We have children now, a house by the sea

I can't come as often, I'm so busy

We grow old together and move back home

I visit everyday, nap by your tree

So tired, so, so happy, look at me!

Today, I close my eyes, rest awhile

At last we are together, oh my love

My wife found me, buried me next to you

She bought the woods, so she can be here too

Next to us, with her new husband, anon

Everyone brought together 'neath our tree!