It Was All A Dream...

With her by my side

In our love, we had to hide

The sensual inundation of sights and

The joy in her face brightened with each step we made

Down the aisle, I looked at her cherry-red lips

Murmuring... "I love you"

The crowd made chattering sounds

A sign of praising the man in me

I stupidly smiled at them

An African way of showing respect

The storm was finally over

And as I had promised

I had to crown my queen

The time had finally come

For the bell to ring

So that I could put a ring on her finger

"And you may now kiss the bride"

"Wake up cowboy"

I almost cried when I realised it was a dream

But I had to let my pen do the crying

Everything was grand that one night,

Never thereafter and never before,

I admit it: I was left with nothing but the big birds

And their hungry cries in the dark evening