in the quiet nights, under the blessings
of a full moon
and the sway of red wine
we
you and i, and all our friends
hummed lullabys under the stars
while they slumbered, we smiled
remembering a night not long ago
when full moon spells
caught us tempted by fate
and irony
under this very sky
a deadly combination, we had learned
surrendering to the memory, i recall
that torment on our lips
timid acts of love
and friendship,
the whipsering winds bending
arms of a giant oak,
the luminance of a whole moon
shone blue across your face
