Kiss

The flames danced, and there you were
Coiled around your man
Under the clouded sky
No moon tonight
Just them and us
And leaping tongues
Licking and merging before our eyes

Pass round a bottle to quench the thirst,
But not the fire
From nowhere a guitar and you sing
I listen
Years since we were all together
And years till we shall return

Rise to wander beneath the trees
Swaying branches
And whispers in the dark
Does he miss you,
Your man beside the fire?
I do not miss him

Alone, just you and I
And a snatch of a refrain
A lilting melody as we edge closer
The fire burns brighter
One taste, no more
But one is plenty

Unused to canvas I rise
The sun above and the ashes cold
Did I dream it?
Catch the train
Back to the city, back to reality
My shoulder your pillow

The memory lingers, it did not die with the dawn
That false dawn which stole the mystery
Better the sun did not rise
And we remain beside the fire
Forever feeding the flames
And laughing beneath the trees