truths that survive

truths that survive

below the surface
among the roots
that nourish
into the stalks and stems
profusion of petals my love
dreaming with colours
petals bright crimson
orange colours of blood
dried tears upon past smiling cheeks
kisses upon lips open to the light
after nights consumed in love
from the dark earth we came
from haunting dreams of nothingness
to flowering life
passing days the stars
hidden above the clouds
seeing all with understanding
of all the unknown
as we walk the roads
work the land
smell the flowers
oh my love
how to resist passing time
feeding us the motion
from the winds of time
caressing your sweet domes of life
the sweetness of kisses upon brows
upon brown skin naked to the winds
with thoughts of flowering gentleness
the sun partaking of growth
for gentler times were there
my love far from the cold earth
we and only we shared space
that other petals falling from origins of nature
knowing happiness and sadness
bringing joy and pleasure
upon the grasses of the earth
parted lips of lovers
words murmured in the darkness of the night
remembered at the sight of beauty
sight of flowers
crimson scarlet blue of blue
shining with the glow of life
lover speak to me
with light tones of green
emerald sounds of ocean waves
falling on the rocks
where life never ending
the truths that survive
we my love will part
our sounds of spoken words
never to be forgotten
upon the earth
dried flowers return
windless days and cloudless skies
hours of time
returning days to nights
returning to the sands of time
to nourish the roots
to stems to flowers
delight at beauty
showing others the ways of love
oh beloved our words are heard
in the bosoms of others words
of love never forgotten
upon the soft earth
upon the grassed green and worn down
the weight of lovers
and passing times
we part my beloved
to return to the earth
to nourish the beauty
of blossoms falling from pleasures
given to passing lovers
on the land of our fathers
we were we are forever
the beauty of the earth
our truths survive.

© 2006 by Lou Reeves