If only we could stay here

Forever-

If such a thing exists-

For what has passed here

In the night

In the shadows

The cool shadows

Beyond the sun-glare,

Bathed in moon-glare-

Rather, moon-gleam

And starlight

Yet I doubt the stars, even

Which seemed so close

When I looked upon them

But now I see them only

In the reflection pools

Of your eyes

And eternity is failing

Like the walls

That barred the gate

That barred the dead

For even they are drifting

Like atoms of smoke

To search out themselves-

And I envy them,

For I can do no more searching

Still, I must wander-

Among those

I once would have said

That I knew

So I hold on to this moment,

This one moment-

That may not shake the earth,

Or whatever world

We have drifted to-

It does not sing,

Like the moments

Not long passed-

But we forget the pauses

In the shadows

For life would hold no gleam,

If shadows held no sanctuary

So I hold you

And yourself

In the shadows

Wondering-

If forever has passed

Like everything I knew