He grabbed her
hands around her diminutive waist
his words were honey dripped
of love, desire and she held
them all as they danced around
the perfume of magnolias
below the sky of gems
Her skirts swirled across the grass
his eyes blue as ocean spray
pierced her heart and the blood
mingled with the honey
melting into his arms
losing himself in her
the tilt of her head, the fall of her hair
the smile that was brighter than the stars
and he held her close and firm
then the moon showed itself
its luminous glow burst across the graves
and he was alone
his arms empty
copyright JMTacken 5.1.2015
Ramblings From A Mum 
So beautiful – and bittersweet – you surprised me with the ending.
Thank you Jodi for reading, sometimes I surprise myself with them too 😊
Nice Jen, very nice. I can see them distinctly as I read this beautiful piece. He will dance with her once more amid .. the perfume of magnolias below the sky of gems xx
That he will my lovely and thank you a wonderful compliment. xxx💜
ooh, the ending. unexpected and sad. well-done, jen and the image was perfect for this.
Thank you hun, I thought so too.mdid you get my email? 💜 xx
Tragic. Heartbreaking and lonely. I like this one a lot! ❤
Thank you darling, I need to able to write rainbows and butterflies and golden sun…but I feel I’m not too good on the ‘happy’ stuff lol 💜💜
I suppose there is a time for everything. ❤
Beautifully sad
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Thank you sweetheart, thank you for the image too, it’s a pity it didn’t show as it would match this piece very well. 💜💜 xx
So lovely….and then gone. That felt quickly raw. Well done Jen, painful end, but well done.
Thank you lovely, one day I’ll write of happy things..one day 💜💜 xx
Well, it was happy. And that counts. 🙂
Guess that’s true 😉
Oh, this had me twirling with him, then I am sad, gone… this was simply gorgeous imagery, Jen! hugs, Robin xox
Thank you so much Robin, bit of a let down I know 😞 appreciate your compliments. Hugs back 💜💜 xx
Those beautiful memories of past love and life, so well composed Jenny.
Thank you so much Michael, appreciated.
No let-down, just life and honesty, Jen! Heartbreak is a truth and it is a great poem, no need for a happy ending!
Thanks sweety ❤
There is a sense of a dream with that end…
Perhaps that is what he hoped it would be Bjorn ~ thank you very much for reading.
What an ending. Wonderful J.
Aww thank you my poet friend. ☺️
Welcome J
Wow, what a twist that took! I was drifting into this sensual flow, and then the ending snapped me to attention….well done!
I had to put it, to stop people drifting off 😊 thank you for reading Matt, appreciate it.