Until Then

Until we are but

Distant laughter & yellowed photographs

And old warm melodies caressing fragrant hearts,

Legacies of bold adventure

Fading footprints left in exotic lands

I, once a daring foreign princess

You, a curious dashing explorer

i will hold your hand

Until we are but colorful swirling dust

Of ages long ago

Every hue weaving stories

Of who we were
Whispers of ancient wisdom

Carried in through midnight windows

To graze young sleeping ears

i will hold your hand

Until wooden boxes

Put to rest in cool earthen homes

Salty tears to season

The green moss above

..our last words

As we cry out

..for rejoicing

i will hold your hand

Until kaleidoscope light bodies

Swallowed into mouths

Of dark tunnels

Lacing our fingers tightly

As we step towards

Glowing beacons of light

i will hold your hand

Mischievous

People of the shadows

We will be, wandering

Through familiar lands

And mystical cosmic ones

Entertaining ourselves

With trickery and child-like amusing
Creating new dreams

And I will still love you
Til every last star dies
And is reborn again

As we bend time to our will

And passion to our desire

For we will leave them

A story to remember..

Until Then

i will Hold your hand..