Two Loves

Two loves

(a couplet)

(1)

Life given, life received,
in memories of you I bleed;
A mirror of other whim's,
hallowed in cloistered corners,
harbour's a fateful bell,
rung only for the mourners;

whipping the tide of time,
greeting another master,
loves never intertwine,
minds that keep pushing faster;

given a moment,
we could be catching a fallacy,
holding it tightly,
then watch it transform in reality;

one life given,
one life received,
in time we will find that our feelings recede.
Life given, life received,
a memory of you perceived;

into a barren sky,
life moving quickly backward,
shallow in open graves,
life moving slowly skyward.
my heart never rests for peace,
driven in mortal plunder,
riveting open space,
my loves only left asunder;

one word, one look,
a stone is shaken,
this time, this space,
a love forsaken;

a promise of golden dreams,
diamonds that sparkled brightly,
love's rarely what it seems,
fashioned, it happens slightly.

(2)

Life given, life received,
a memory of you perceived;

into a barren sky,
life moving quickly backward,
shallow in open graves,
love moving slowly skyward;

my heart never rests in peace,
driven in mortal plunder,
riveting open space,
my loves only left asunder;

one word, one look,
a stone is shaken,
this time, this space,
a love forsaken;

promise of golden dreams,
diamonds that sparkled brightly,
loves rarely what it seems,
fashioned it happens slightly;

life given, life received,
in memories of you I bleed;

A mirror of others whim's,
hallowed in cloistered corners;
harbour's a fateful bell,
rung only for the mourners;

whipping the tide of time,
greeting another master,
souls never intertwine,
when your mind votes for pushing past her;

given a moment we could be catching a fallacy,
holding it loosely,
we watch it transform in reality;

life is given,
life is received,
in time we will find that our feelings recede.

 Richard Michael Parker (1991)