all
and all that could be seen were
the stars in the sky
in turn, gazing down upon
ice cubed earth
an ultramarine diamond
under lock and sea.
steal your time
and sparks under moonshine
steal it all under steeled padlock
whisper it forward
so the molecules of speech distil and fall
pattering onto sugardusted leaves
until all that is left
is the glint from your eye.
and you arrive […]