October 30, 2023

Pocket Watch

Timepiece old and gold
Surfing waves of dusty shelves
Waiting to awake

She held and touched it
Sparking forward charging life
Love became the fuel

Heart thought once broken
Secret beats and still resides
Energized by youth

Of this angel's fire
Or a spring by chance unwound
Spinning gears gyrate

Purpose not fulfilled
By her leave it shall become
Precious as a gift

Memory for a time
May her life with it stay gold
Marking bonds anew

-Hermit King-