Cinder Girl

An ember sparked will softly glow,

and fed by fuel, will grow and grow.

I once was cinder, sparked by you,

first timid. . . till the flames then grew.

And so our start was touch of dawn,

with amber hue, for I was drawn

to eyes so welcoming and warm

I never guessed youd do me harm.

Like morning glory, love in June

the rapture of mid-afternoon,

romance of which the ancients wrote,

our passion had no antidote.

And with the dusk, though scarlet tinged,

our love began to come unhinged,

for clouds arrived, which filled your eyes,

extinguishing bright twilight skies.

With cold of night came shadows pall,

and I could not tear down your wall.

By midnights hour, the fire was dead.

Mere ashes smoldered in its stead.

You left, and should you reappear,

Ive vowed to shun you. Now I fear

the very thing for which I yearn -

one touch. . . and then again - to burn.

An oldie For The Creative Collective Anthology Series Poetry Contest

of Geraldine Taylor

Copyright Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2010

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Love Passing By

When the crimson rose has faded

And our day at last is done;

In the forest dark and shaded

Blows the tempest, dims the sun.

When the night holds us together

Shall forgiveness mend the past

Will despair bring sunny weather

And heal our hearts at last?

If we hide within the shadows

Will you stay here close to me;

Will we walk forgotten meadows

Or sail a foreign sea?

In vain the hour must reap

What we gathered in the sun;

And love's harvest now will weep

For the battle never won.

Within the world's disgrace

In the hour of Nevermore;

Will there be another race

To a far-off fabled shore?

We promised love tomorrow

We preen with pride today

Now pride and love will borrow

The tears of yesterday.

Our pride we now confess it

Is a sin that couldn't last;

Our passion if we kiss it

Is like a dream now passed.

While fragrance scents the garden

And the misty moon rides high;

The wind whispers a pardon

When love goes passing by.