LOVE FROM AFAR

By Troy Southgate

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Cupid's eyelids flutter for a moment and accumulated passions begin to stir like the portentous clouds of a gathering storm.
A sigil, lost to the mind, is suddenly actualised and channelled desire is unleashed with all the ferocity of a carnivorous beast.
Kisses are blown and love-tipped arrows are sent westwards on sharpened winds of longing
That invisible currents may flow from me to you with a penetrative force unseen
But nonetheless felt by the sweet receiving heart that beats in your bosom like a time-piece,
Its tell-tale percussion tapping out a sanguine beat
And regulating the life-force that I cherish beyond all else.
I listen for your approach, waiting like a devoted sentinel for another glimpse of your beauty.