we will wait in wild places

what do I want in life

I have lived so long

and walked so many miles

along the road of living

and I believed

I needed no more

I had it all

enough

a life well lived

and then you my love

you found me and loved me

my heart grew young once more

and I knew love

passion and desire

for you brought with you

sunshine and laughter

unfamiliar music and the taste of france

you carry with you a magic

which beguiles me

to me you are an enchantment

an enigma

I would wish to spend my life

with you

we will wander together

through this world

so beautiful

we will walk wooded paths

through sunlight and shadow

hear the call of the wild things

who hide beyond vision

feel the sand

rough beneath our shoeless feet

we will hear the waves greet the shore

watch the sea foam swirl and separate

around our bare legs

we will stand in awe

and whisper back to the mountains

which call us to them

in the warmth of a summer night

we will dance

alone beneath the moon

and rejoice in the majestic silence

of the dark sky

starlit

together

we will wait in wild places

and watch

hand in hand

30^th July 2019

Copyright © 2019 by Eryll Oellermann