Swept Away

I.K.O,

Standing on a ledge

high upon a mountain

I look down onto the river below

and see you staring back at me.

Captivated by your stare

I close my eyes and dive into

your waters

where my heart is swept away

by your currents.

And I am swept away by your love.

And as I journey down your waters

you keep me

away from the rocks that line

the shore and you send me

down to where the river meets the ocean

and where the sun glistens off the waters

like a mirror reflecting the beauty

that you hold deep inside of you.

For it is a beauty that has set

the fires blazing in my heart.

Raging out of control only to be quenched

by the tender kiss

from your lips and the hold of your sweet embrace.

Sometimes when I sleep-covered by your thoughts

those fires rage inside of me.

Keeping me warm on a cold winter's night,

they engulf my dreams

and send me reeling

to a place wherewe can be alone,

a place where we can delve into each other,

where our dreams will become one

with the fire sand the lava that pours

from the mountains will scorch the earth

and send us looking for water to cover our lands.

And this water

when it meets our fires,

will send a thick blanket of mist into the air,

so no one will be able to see our shadows

that hide within

or the things that we have done.

No one will be able to see through the curtains,

through the mist and the fog,

or through the dreams

that cover my thoughts

every time the sun goes down

and the moon rises in the night sky.

And every time I see you,

every time I hold you,

every time I kiss you

my heart races through the fields

like a wild stallion set free

for the first time waiting for someone

to tame it,

waiting for someone to control the wild desires

that I have when I stand there

staring into your eyes

and watching your perfect beauty

dance in the darkness.

Wanting more and waiting for what seems like

an eternity

these wild horses that rage within me

grow stronger with each passing day.

Until the time comes

for us to ride with those horses

and set them free onto the land

where they will watch the sun set

and see a new day begin together

for the first time,

under the glass sky.

And when I see you dancing for me in all of your beauty,

when I dream of you

revealing to me all of your beauty,

and when I think of you sharing with me

all of your beauty,

my body tenses,

becoming sensitive to the touch,

I reach out to you

holding you in my arms

I kiss your lips

and gently caress every inch of you.

For you are a work of art

and I am your artist-sculpting

you like clay,

I start from your long hair

as it dances over me

I peer into your eyes

and see the beauty and love within your soul.

So I reach out to your lips

and kiss the ocean as I lie

on your beach.

So soft and delicate

like an angel come down

from the heavens

to bring me to paradise.

For I have found heaven in your touch

and paradise in your love.

I then make my way to

your mountains and stop for a day

before going down to your beach

where I lie in your sands and play on your shore.

Stopping again from the heat of your sun

I then venture down as far as I can

go between the water and the shore

the sun and the moon -

I sculpta place where I have never gone before.

For it needs the most attention.

Then I go even further down until

the sculpture is finished

and the work of art that stands before

me is an angel and that angelis you.

So here I stand high upon a mountains ledge

with the sky above me

and the river below.

So I close my eyes and fall in love

with you.

Hanz