Saudade

When showers desiccate in the sun
And our summer's relieved of longing
I will return to you my love
In the everlasting light I follow

The map evaporates in opaque eyes
As stars descend into the sea
Still I pursue the illusive lie
Lucid and beautiful as pain can be
And if love should perish this very night
Then come and wake me from its dream

Until the flowers once again unfurl
And our colours bleed to blossom
I will burn for you my love
In the ever dying light of sorrow

Lost in the shadows of light
I languish upon death's trail
Crossing the arrows as I die
Where unwitting hearts will stray
And while I exsanguinate, dying out
I wish only for your kiss
To preserve me as I drown
Knowing you and I forever live