Saraphine

I remember her lips
as smooth as amaryllis
how they swelled to bless my lips with kisses
and the way the sun glowed in her hair
the blue of the sky in her eyes
the touch of gold on her skin so fair

as summer threw it's golden arms around us
we smiled and rejoiced in the sun
and our love spread out like a wave or a song
from us to touch everyone

And I see her form still
in the shapes of these hills
see her face in the flowers
hear her voice in the fields

through forests so silent
and villages waking
it seemed like a heart being born not breaking

And now my regret
so dark and as deep
as the dreamless depths of a dead mans sleep
is my constant companion
a phantom lover
who waits with me here
while I dream of another

but the world is not wider
than the love I imagine
the love that I search for
with patience and passion
no the world I could fit
many times in my heart
my heart full of hope
that burns like a star