First Love
An original poem by Rhianna
Copyright©1998 rhianna@pipeline.com All rights
reserved.
I WAS CARRIED BACK TO THAT SUMMER DAY
WHEN I SAW THE BREEZE MAKE THE TREE BRANCHES SWAY
THAT TIME WHICH SEEMS SO NEBULOUS AND FAR AWAY
BECAME CLEAR IN MY MIND
AS IF IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY
ALL WAS PLACID
ALL WAS QUIET
THE EARTH STOOD STILL
THE CRASHING OCEAN WAVES SEEMED TRANQUIL
I COULDN'T SEE THEIR BLUE HUES
TO ME THE WATER TURNED MISTY AND GRAY
AS WE LAY NEXT TO EACHOTHER ON THE SAND THE DARK BLUE ROLLING OCEAN
WAS PLACID AND TURNED LACKLUSTER.
EVEN THE COLOR WAS WASHED OUT OF THE SKY
BECAUSE THE ONLY COLOR WAS IN YOUR EYES.
OH! THOSE EYES!
THOSE SOULFUL, TENDER, PENETRATING BLUE EYES
ABSORBED ALL COLOR
THEY ABSORBED ALL LIFE
AND PIERCED MY HEART.
Index
My Kaleidoscope
To A Distant Lover