Starlit Meadows

With tipsy steps, we wander through the lanes

Where arc lamps cast their gentle light like stains

Of gold upon the shadows. Laughter spills

From your lips, cutting through the whistling chills

Of wind that bites at us. You take my hand

And lead me through the meadows, through the land

Of cold and warmth, where breezes brush our skin

And the warmth of your breath brings me deeper in.

It doesn't have to make sense, this mad dash

Through the grass, that's dry, through lips that are ash

With bourbon's sweet, seductive taste. You fall

Into my arms, and then we both recall

How this has happened before? Your eyes are bright

As stars above us, shining in the night

Like diamonds in the sky. Your breath is so sweet,

Rests on my chest, a rhythmic, soothing beat.

No drink could ever make me feel as high

As your embrace, your voice softly sighs

Against my fingers. I gaze up at the sky,

Wondering what brought you here, from up on high,

To be with me. And as we lie here, lost

In stars and dreams, I know at any cost

I'll stay with you, forever in this place

Where heaven meets the earth, and love's sweet grace.