…lost in the awakening

In my lonely heart shadows roam amongst the light
and I hear your voice echoing beneath my dreams
for just a moment there is nothing that I fear
then a gentle touch follows over long seconds
when the silence roars I feel a window open
a breath of jasmine 
a world away from this place
and a soft sweet song floats in on an errant breeze
I am ankle deep in the shallows of longing
almost too lovely, too painful to be endured
like sky meets the sea 
we are forever entwined in numberless ways 
the promises between us haunt our restless souls
the ghost of your touch, like a soft awakening
a candle flickers, again the pain of parting
nothing left to grasp and I am falling 
once more descending like a lost leaf into the beyond
I cling to your memory and the tide tugs unseen
it is darkly beautiful just before the dawn
grief weighs heavy upon me
fragile and ever fading you drift out of reach
lost in the awakening
© Ann Bagnall