The Locket,the promise

many lifetimes ago
you held me close
as we kissed beneath
the dim rose red lanterns
I searched for your soul
with the eyes of my own
and there I found
a piece of Heaven

with soft whisper
came the promise
that you would return
and I kept that promise
in a tiny brass locket
safely around my neck

With the passing
of each sunrise
and sunset
came the silence of my heart
having found no reason
to speak

On some quiet shore
on some quiet evening
in the acceptance
of your broken promise
two dim rose red lanterns
fell to the ground
and were swept away by the wind

On some quiet shore
on one quiet evening
footprints left so softly
in the sand
moonlight on waters deep
from there drifted gently back to shore
a tiny brass locket
no promise left to keep

beneath the dim rose red lanterns
two souls fell in love
on one quiet evening
on some quiet shore
one forgot the promise
one waits no more.