You were posed with arrows sharp
To fiery string your bows
While all the girls paraded these
Enamelled feet for toes

But we all know what matters
When the needle pricks the rose
Is a charming thought that joins with
Your mind's quicksilvered flows

While you lined up your dice to dance
Exploring odd leafed finds
The women interrupting said
"He tumbles out of time"

But knowing that is what ignites
Your nerves and lights your mind
So gently just a charming thought
Will make your heart unwind

You were spent, your days all used
By tired idle schemers
The crowd had all insisted
We are only two lost dreamers

But now you know you know you love
My life in layers you're feeling
In delight a charming thought
Your soul's tight in my dreaming

It's a charming thought

6/6/23