She was with me in the twilight; She was beside me, out in the night. Waves were churning, ferociously-- Drawing nearer and nearer, still. Down the precipice, I glanced, To better perceive the dark azure Of Neptune's umbrageous sea-- While my beloved rose hummed A most haunting tune of parting. She sat immobile on that boulder, Praying to the mighty gods, I think. I, in turn, watched her in silence-- Inveigling the odious powers To hearken her keening plea. Aye, we waited for a miracle, There in that steep embankment Above the irascible waters of Eve-- Even when we both understood That the ending was inevitable, No matter how sacrosanct Our ill-fated love was deemed to be; For, naught can be amended When destiny chooses to meddle-- Cursing us to endure separate lives; Nursing pestiferous, gaping holes In the depths of our aching souls. "Twilight Wish" She was with me in the twilight; She was beside me, out in the night. Waves were churning, ferociously-- Drawing nearer and nearer, still. Down the precipice, I glanced, To better perceive the dark azure
