☆°▪︎ TWENTY-NINE: A SMILE OF WINE ▪︎°☆

I

danced

.

u

p

o

n

.

a

smile

.

o

f

.

wine . . .

.

.

.

when

desire

spied

upon

.

m

y

.

eyes . . .

.

.

.

I

danced

.

a

.

lie . . .

.

.

.

 ~ I

danced

.

a

l

l

.

night . . .

.

.

.

mile,

after

mile,

after

mile . . .

.

.

.

It

.

w

a

s

.

hard

.

t

o

.

know . . .

.

.

.

i

n

the

wild

.

a

n

d

.

winding,

whirling

ride,

just

where

.

t

h

e

.

night

might

arrive . . .

.

.

.

s

o

I

danced

.

u

p

o

n

.

a

smile . . .

.

.

.

I

danced

.

u

p

o

n

.

a

smile . . .

.

.

.

I

danced

.

u

p

o

n

.

a

smile . . .

.

.

.

o

f

wine . . .

.

.

.

w

i

t

h

i

n

those

precious,

priceless

moments

.

i

n

.

time . . .

.

.

.

when

.

I

.

dreamed,

.

a

n

d

.

designed,

.

a

n

d

.

danced

.

a

.

lie . . .

.

.

.
 ~ when

.

I

dreamed,

.

a

n

d

.

designed,

.

a

n

d

.

danced

.

a

.

lie . . .

.

.

.

thinking

somewhere,

someday,

somehow,

.

o

r

.

sometime,
.

.

I

.

.

might

.

f

i

n

d

.

a

way

.

t

o

.

make

.

y

o

u

.

mine . . .

.

.

.

 ~ I

.

might

.

f

i

n

d

.

a

way

.

t

o

.

make

.

y

o

u

.

mine,

.

.

f

o

t

.

.

longer

than . . .

.

.

.

 ~ for
longer,

.

.

s

o

.

.

much

longer

.

t

h

a

n

.

those

twenty-nine

maddening

moments

.

i

n

.

time.

Reflection: This was a romantic-themed poem that I wrote back in December of 2017 where the romancer looks back on a brief romantic encounter, and wonders what more could have been said or done to create a more lasting romance.