Joakim Bergen

Parting at Sunset

Oh, must we part,

As ships at sunset,

As the seeds of a

Daffodil, sailing

The wind, away,

Into the darkness.

 

The Sun shone

Once, upon us,

Upon our faces;

Do you remember,

Still, my smile?

I’ve forgotten yours.

 

And the scent

Of violets, and

The amber sky;

Oh, they were

Our witnesses,

Keepers of love.

 

Whereto, have they

Gone now, and where

The light of dawn,

And shade of earth?

Lonely, now, whispers

The cold winter wind.