Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Locket

Whittle two hearts out of ivory
Nearly pure as driven flake
Latched in shimmering serpentine
Slithered round your dainty neck

Fix a lucky locket on chain and key
Your cameoed crown encased
I can unclasp it whenever I'm lonely
Touch fingertips to your face

Engrave our initials on sycamore tree
Up there!  Where the fireflies play
Cut deep enough a generation can see
Then  forget us once we're away

Copyrite © 2010 Jerry Buckley / Voice of One

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