FIREFLIES IN THE DARK

To me, the accompanying image taken from lovequotesideas.com, is a symbol of purity in love; it goes beyond being beautiful.
Two bare bodies consummating each other with a love that Edgar Allen Poe says '.....was more than love.'

My poem is dedicated to all those who believe, feel and experience this love in its purest, unblemished and simple form.

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We set alight the fire that seared our bodies
Turning to ash the gasps of breath that surged through our lips
Smouldering embers of desire like fireflies in the dark
Blood-curdling chill igniting the sprays of dew in which we bathed
Love was not sweet
It was not bitter
It was a potion
Of hunger and longing
Of bittersweet pain
Filling orange blossoms with tears
Speckles of the sea flowing in our hearts
Consummation was not a single word
Lost in the yawning night
Love was more than two bodies in a puzzle moulding each other
We found ourselves in the echo that spun dizzily around us
Drawing us to a zenith where love bore another name
To a world where I left myself behind with you
To a time where I found your heart in mine
In an aura where the purity of love gave birth to innocence