Balloons That Escape

Cherished heap, buried, warm,
     love lies swaddled upon the bed
Brown mane loose, streaked with history
     exposing the glory hers beneath
Beloved face, swaddled turquoise
     covers anchored, graceful ruby hooks
     Extend from slender elfin hand

Carmine nails reflect the dawn
     Betrayals of uncaring sun.

Delicate form adrift in tender dreams
     love lies wrapped in quiet repose
Gentle warrior, love's enemy lost
     relation beyond pale ghost's light
Ever will I love this sprite, here and gone
     Comedy lies smoking in my mind
     Hope has leapt, ground rushes forth
Simmering desire, chains of loss
     Ever losing, ever found

Ever seeking, iron spirit, winsome sprite
     Hot, warm and cold, not to be
Search for the star that bears to the north
Friends and life, unknown lands
     Eternal journey, love to be

Courage shines from emerald eyes, Vodka
     lingers on garnet lips, Ever lost, ever
Shining, Home celebrates her Presence
     ever present, ever known
Morpheus cradles her in welcome embrace.

Found she is, beloved creature, lost
     released, fled, rebound
     Joy unbounded, fences gone
Heart alight, enflamed by gentle fire
     Beloved wanderer, destiny unsure
Sensual banquet, lip-licking fate

Desire seeks to hold, but combat already lost
     morning rises, balloons that escape.