A Breath of Wind
Kimberley Leighton
She shimmered turquoise against blue of sky,
Her wings ethereal, joys dust from his star;
Slowly she slips from the hand of love’s lie.
Stillness surrounds, she is unable to fly
Where once she knew heavens kiss from afar;
She shimmered turquoise against blue of sky.
She gave her heart amidst a soulful sigh
With his promise to hold safely each scar,
Slowly she slips from the hand of love’s lie.
The breathless passion of her love leapt high,
Lost in his lyrics and strings of guitar —
She shimmered turquoise against blue of sky.
The inflections of his murmurs felt shy,
The heat of his need left her heart to char —
Slowly she slips from the hand of love’s lie.
Now his silence only sings of goodbye
Like fireflies lit and left in a jar —
She shimmered turquoise against blue of sky,
Slowly she slips from the hand of love’s lie.
Kimberley Leighton
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