The Borrowing

Love is in the azure sky
the dreams and the sighs,
in the borrowed mornings
and the moments when we cry

Love is the phantom flutter
from the gutter of goodbye,
in the farewell whisper
and the careful tread of feet

as we walk, so soft away.
It's the heat and symmetry
of two bodies as they sway,
the mother touch of fingertip

as we press a gentle finger
just to linger on a kiss.
Its in the blackness of the night
which entangles in our hearts

of the overwhelming thoughts
brought on the swallows wing.
It is forever and eternal,
the ether and atmosphere

It's the axis that keeps us
swirling, in the welling of the eye.
The reminiscent scent
that was lent for just a while.





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Written on 2008-05-20 at 10:18

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M Heathcote
Your words are so spell bindingly spine jinglingly beautiful as always!

Mark xxx
2008-05-22


penfold18
This is truly a beautiful piece of poetry that sways and dances its way from begining to end, a pure delight to read.
2008-05-21


Stan Cooper The PoetBay support member heart!
Elle...ain't love grand?!!!

and you say it so poetically well

xxxx Stan
2008-05-20



Wow Elle, you capture the essence of elusive love so beautifully here, it took my breath away. The borrowing, doesn't sit well with me though, because I believe love never dies and what is ours, is unique, especially for us, no love is the same, but all love comforts and is divinely from above imo. It has to be, otherwise where would we put it, there is so much for all and yet we see it expressed rarely these days in our everyday lives, almost as if love is frowned upon. Not cool, so to speak, but we all know, without love the world is cold and bleak, families would disintegral completely without love and the family is the cornerstone of our society. Thank god for love, Great poem, every line a beautiful expression of you. Smiling at you, Tai
2008-05-20