While There is Still Time

[Let the caramel aroma of kindling attraction
Inebriate us,
While there is still time]

While there is still time –
Trace the steady gaze,
Of mysterious mellow eyes
Not discomfited by having been noticed.

While there is still time –
Overlook the staccato glance,
Of twinkling dark eyes,
Embarrassed of being caught.

While there is still time –
Hold hands, long and slow,
Whispering in goose bumps,
The language of touch.

While there is still time –
Farm verses, floral and fragrant,
Weaving a sinuous tale
Of elves and endless love.

While there is still time –
Dance through the night,
Catching flames, flickering tenderly
Within dilated pupils.

While there is still time –
Ramble aimlessly, in the land of
Tall trees and shallow houses
Till a purple sundown.

While there is still time –
Desist your binding caress,
Muffle your heart’s drumming
In that last lingering embrace.

While there is still time –
Curb your writing fingers,
Cease the carving of a name,
On your naïve gullible heart.

While there is still time –
Afford yourself this little mercy,
Before you no longer can…
.
.
.
Let each other go,
While there is still time…

Nov 26th and 27th, 2009.