Mist

Mist…
Gathered itself
And set on your town…
Lay low
Close to the river…
Hung
From trees
And
Set on the table top
Between us…
Cold...
Chilled my heart
And sent a tremor
Through my arms;
Extended
At my sides
To catch
The first drops of rain
Before they settled
Noiselessly
On the ground.
You sat
Looking at me
Amused
As I uttered
My declaration:
You shall be missed.
A passing 'vaporetto' gave a long wail
While
Wavelets crashed wanly
Against the banks...
As the water
Echoed my words.
The sun dawned feebly,
The mist lifted
And
The magic was gone
From
The moment that we shared.



m.kamel