"Luna Keepa"

Children wasted------
----love’s dwindling day
Ashes from sacks of ruins
Warning us she--------------
She warned us-------------
Three.

Children ran--------
That day she cried
Warning never heeded
Warning never heeded.

And spits of fire
Fell upon snow
Blood froze at waters touch.
Cold rain -----hearts still beating
Bleeding-----wandering aimlessly
Through Night------Darkest Night.

Cold rain fell----turned to ice—
Dusty books
Memories----old foolish people
Warning left unheeded
She pleaded
She mourned--- She wept.
Soon Rachael’s echoing
Echoing
Echoing.

And stars fell
As we gazed hand in hand
Heart opened
To you----again---
To us----my love---again----to us.
And I knew that day
You looked into my eyes
--our children danced –ran—
In Love’s safekeeping—
Again poured out
And drank we joyfully
We sang----cups overflowing---
Ginger and spice---
Thirteen days to see you
And only one
With rings on knee
Come marry thee in pocket
Messages which he cried.
Good night sweet love---
Taste upon my lips
Your breath moist—
Blood and rosehips.

Say we look---
Thirteen days to cry
Say we taste---
On lips------------love’s sigh.
Of wine and bread
Mixed meaty stuff
Say three children
Light danced quite enough
Did we listen not
Never----never.
We turned from thee
Spoiled ragmuffins
Gypsum upon my chin
And yours-------------
Honey and salt
And waved thee goodbye.

To moon’s turning
Long lists
Gone upon---
Gone.
And cries shall be-----
No more
And cried shall be ------no more.
When wolf’s howl
Amid running streams
A cannon at a banquet
A meal fit for a King,
Never again------
Restlessling.

Moon’s beauty I found within your eyes. Amen