It comes out of nowhere

Like the violent crashing of the sea

Triggered by – nothing really.

That half smile or a lingering glance from those blue eyes,

And your soul is consumed

By the flames of desire.

From this moment your life will be forever changed

For if it succeeds

Or if it fails

The memory will linger like a distant echo...

She is peaceful in her slumber

Like so many summer nights

When you lay side by side

Gazing at stars – the ones above

Not half as lovely as the ones in her eyes.

Peaceful now – encased in a golden aura

Cast by sunlight trickling in

Like the gentle gurgle of a creek

Or the fluttering of butterfly wings

But nothing at all like last night…

All your years of life could not have prepared you for this.

Yes, it was always coming – always distant,

But no more,

The great shadow has arrived.

You caress her hand, toying with

The ring that now hangs loose.

For a moment you’re holding the soft delicate hand

You once placed that ring on – seeing her flash that smile…

An inverse relationship develops between the rate

At which tears hit the floor

And the rate at which

The heart monitor beeps.

Finally, she rests in solace knowing

You loved her ‘til the last…