Cupid and the Queen

A special little piece for Valentine's Day - one of my rare forays into romance (but with a mythological twist of course). 

Happy Valentine's Day 💘🏹

(audio is spoken word NOT A.I.)

From the Sovereigns of the Seasons collection 

Cupid and the Queen
A swift spark slips the gate.
Tricks ticking clocks, deceives the bell.
Smallness slips past time and fate,
The cherub’s charming spell.

Her tired brow, stern and noble,
She craves a pause from endless toil.
Winter’s weight, the dragging mantle
Of governing the sleeping soil.

Playful pixie jests then yields.
Blue lips twitch, hinting a smile.
She sets down her crystal shield
For a cherub’s whimsied wiles.

Her end flashes in his eyes
And yet she accepts a kiss.
Gifted lull of snowing skies,
He draws his day of bliss.

Diamond eyes crease and soften,
Cupid cracks her ice and silence.
Winds whisper tingling tunes
Calling all the young to dance.

Warm prose weights paper.
Passion promises, ribbons tied.
Soft deliriums draw showers
Blushes, blooms and butterflies.

Grey and white cover crimson.
Cupid’s day concludes its dances.
Creeping chill cools their passion.
Shall Spring renew the stolen glances?

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Thank you for your time as always
Graeme

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