I Once Was
I once was the very breath
you took
You willingly danced with me
in lavender fields
We laid in the meadow
and listened to the sigh of the trees
on the breast of the hills
I once was the bird
who flew with you
to the roof of the
world
and plucked the stars
out of the sky
as a gift of
my eternal love
I once was your woman,
your lover, your friend -
and in dreams
you shall find I still am
In the dead of night
as you lie in your bed
I watch the place
where you lay your head
If you should feel
a gentle kiss
upon your lips
as you sleep
it is only my
thoughts
holding you
in keep.
R. Scott
