Worldly Love
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I am thy moon, thy constant satellite,
Thy crystal paramour of day and night.
Above and below, and within thy sight,
I whirl around you in loving delight.
In a magnetic dance I whirl and twirl,
Attracted to you, the liveliest world.
Around you as a necklace I’m aswirl—
Wear me as thy crystalline gem impearled.
Wherever thou orbits ’round Apollo,
I must twirl and whirl, hurry and follow.
Dust I gather, meteors I swallow,
Ranging far and wide through space not hollow.
Thy romantic beam, like Cupid’s arrow,
Pierces my heart and kills my sorrow,
Injecting life and love, for tomorrow;
Henceforth, I’ll shine with this light I borrow.
Around you I whirl, a necklace of pearl,
Trailing afterimages of my world,
Adorning you, thy bosom bountiful,
With crystalline gems from another world.
As twin planets, our orbits must convolve;
Into each our tidal motions dissolve.
Around a common center we revolve—
The focus from which our passions evolve.
As twin planets, each other’s way we pave,
With the push-pulse of the graviton wave.
We’re captured, but not as each other’s slave,
For to the sun our orbits are concave.
To your lines of flux my path I align—
I’m your constant paramour, crystalline.
Your world pours life on mine, on mine!
Dearest Earth, I must be thine, must be thine!
A magnetic beam emanates from thee,
Attracting me, holding me, kissing me.
Tidal love washes freely over me,
Linking you and me for eternity.
Basking warmly in your reflected light,
I’m bright, oh so radiant in your sight!
In the love and light of your spirit bright,
I need not ever face the endless night.
Your vibrations travel without a sound,
Circling from all directions to surround.
This affection touches me, ’round and ’round,
And closely binds me to you—I’m love-bound!
We’re as different as midnight and noon,
Yet drawn close by the force of Earth and moon.
As lovers, we merge in a sweet eclipse,
When world meets world as a kiss on our lips.
Oh, as your shadow of love covers me,
I am full, so full in the shade of thee.
When we overlap, that union is us
The you is in me, the me is in thee!
As moon and Earth we bathe in radiance,
Cleansing our hearts in love’s grand alliance.
’Round and ’round each other we dance, entranced,
Revolving in the whirl of love’s dalliance.
(some inspired by Shelley and expanded upon)