it was as inevitable as the rising sun

one dance lesson became many

we shared what made her heart breathe
loves cornerstone is sharing equally wants, needs 
a mansion that requires a hand in hand labor

i may have had a great lacking in skills
if Troy could fall to the onslaught of love
i could learn, launch a thousand footsteps

one night as we were tango waltzing 
she has this penchant for innovation
part of her uniqueness i so adore

we were lost in a rendition of La Paloma
a woman, music, the intoxication of the two
a man simply loses all logic, reasoning
becomes the dipsomaniac of their charms

i heard the heavens whisper her name
Le vent, le cri Paloma
allow a man an emotional moment

the white dove had not ever been seen

in all of Europe

until a Persian fleet fell beneath a storm

as the Greeks watched the white birds flee
a myth was born, growing to forever symbolize

the sailor coming home from the sea

as i held her i realized 
the fullness of the gift she is

i was no longer lost at sea
no more night watch wondering in the stars above

close the door, silence the candle

long burning in the window, i am home

love will always overcome death, separation

loneliness forever fades in her arms

it runs away like a thief in the night

2/17/19