Evelyne

Embodiment of southern charm and fire,
Vision-promise singing sunny skies;
Enchantment bubbling through bright flashing eyes
Like passion flowers pregnant with desire.
You stole my soul, then sent it back to me
New forged, not wholly mine, for part of thee
Endures whose siren strings c[h]ords strike heart's lyre.
Ecstasy suspends time's aweful ire,
Virtue all adversity defies,
Eternity, once taken by surprise,
Leaves jealousy no choice but to retire.
Youth sends this message to humanity:
Newborn, coeval with eternity,
Entranced dreams gleam advance, chance beams desire.

(9 May 1990)

poem by Jonathan Robin
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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