lover's lament

A Highlander poem. Originally posted to Highland Blades zine under Alice Hill.

by Raine Wynd

everywhere i go i see your face
my heart shrivels at the cold truth --
that a sword's all that's left as your epitaph --
who'll know that you liked your coffee black
and stole the covers as you snored softly beside me
or found fifties music to be more ear-worthy
than what the radio stations played now
you were the one who was going to live forever
and now i'm the one left to mourn your passing
instead of the other way around
who'll remember you helped shape history
or saw long-extinct animals running wild over the plains
i've only one lifetime to give in that quest
and i know i'll never love anyone quite the same
keeping your secret safe's the least i can do
for the joy you brought to my life

posted 02 Oct 2000