Breath after Breath, Bits and Pieces of Me

Moonlight

Midnight and all is quiet.. Not a sound disturbs the night, none but the rhythmic thrum of waves lapping at perfect white shores.. The rustle of palm leaves as a gentle breeze whispers it's way through the air.. Crickets and frogs softly singing lullabies to the moon.. My still, steady heartbeat ticks like an old time grandfather clock deep inside my chest.. Sand beneath my feet shifts, drifts in a slow, soft motion.. The breeze caressing my hair.. Sea salt spray tenderly nuzzles my cheek.. Treading the glittering sands carefully, searching.. Where did you go beloved? Eyes dancing under the moonlight, starving for yours.. Like a huntress in the moonlight.. Seeking eyes of cacao.. Skin of olive gold.. Shimmering onyx waves caressing a chiselled face.. My very own Adonis, a once heavenly being gracing the earth.. Where are you beloved? A gentle flame enfolds my hand, soft fingers entwined with mine.. There you are beloved.. Fingers trace my arm, my neck and face.. At last, I see you beloved.. My safe place, my refuge from life's peril.. A warm shelter in the face of human cold.. A kind face with a tender heart, alien in this place.. My celestial being.. Wings of golden love, wrap themselves around my heart, while olive tan arms of steel enclose around my small frame.. Strong pillars that hold me up when all hell breaks loose and I fall.. Swift feathered wings carrying me from the bitter harshness of people's frosted hearts.. Away to this place where dreams are made, hopes realised and fantasies unveiled.. Where sadness dissipates, frustration melts like lemon sorbet in the sun.. With you calm is restored, with love and peace.. Your hands build me up, setting me on high, restoring my faith in good and humanity.. Your fingers wipe away the dust of loneliness, erasing the marks of melancholy, easing the pain and sorrow.. In your cacao eyes are pools of light and hope.. From the streams of your lips flow honeyed words of love and calm, strengthening the light in my soul, my eyes and heart.. My heart, with every beat in your arms, it beats stronger still.. Beloved, my beloved.. You're the reason I now have hope, that I have regained faith and believe in love.. That I believe at all..

I'd love to thank Kevin Wolf for this gorgeous image above from Unsplash that encapsulates what I had in mind when I wrote this prompt about a year ago, maybe more. I was also inspired by one of my favourite books in the Bible, Song of Songs. It must be where my love for poetry comes from as its pretty much a love letter in itself. Either way this was a first for me, in that I'd never written in this way before. I was experimenting with using a different style, more lyrical, using more imagery if you will and personally I loved how it turned out. Hope you all enjoy it!!