FEASTING AFTER THE DANCE

Her song creeps through the dark-
setting candles alight
spilling wine into the days empty glass,
counted creased and cracked
this chain heart breaks amongst the oceans fretted frown

dismissed footprints clean,  walking the Waltzing  path

trailing her purple dress into the place
I tried to rest
Breathless the dreaming fool
this shadow in a kingdom sold

time is a blessed beast
the more we see the less we feast

falling over the claw and cliff
making love  to exist
beneath a window high
we watched that terrified morning die

then from an echo came
the piano played
melting in breathless heaving sight

Beauty nailed to her face
I watched a bloody mosaic
taking place

TIME THE BLESSED BEAST
SO MUCH TO SEE
BUT WE FORGOT TO FEAST