The Midnight Sea
The evening falls heavily
And with great uncertainty
An all-encompassing darkness
That flickers and grows
Where in a black conspiracy
Nothing appears as it was
And we are careless of time
Of place, and of reality
Thoughts carry me gently
Across the endless sea
And the trees whisper your name
When the winds ask
The sound paints in my mind
A long familiar picture
Arranged in such a way
That gives the illusion of melody
When the moon casts down its shadows
Into the night
And a window opens
Onto the aching, midnight sea
Again with you
I long to lie and watch the stars
Then we have exceeded heaven
And ecstasy has taken flight
© Ann Bagnall 2013.
