Summer Lips

When she loved me
Moonlight
Fell upon my shoulders
As a soft blanket.

When she held me
I was nurtured
By morning’s dew.

When she whispered to me
I was charmed
By night’s song.

I stood upon
The stair steps
Of the universe
Never dreaming
Love’s terrible price
Is that it exacts
A tumble in
The weight of tears
Measured in gold
And pain
Assessed against lead.

Oh, but I would do it all again
For a moment in her arms
Wrapped in her russet hair
And kissed by her summer lips.