The Poison Ring

                                        

                                                  ..And then it all started again

That long winding hallway

The flank of doors on either side

The fading tunes of "Remember When "

And the glass of chardonnay...

The courtyard overlooking the valley

And broken flames of a dying evening

The gentle warmth of his touch

And sweet memories for her to cling onto...

"What if this war lingers on?"

"I will wait for you"-She said

"What if I never return?"

She remained silent as always..

"And what if I wanted this evening never to end?

Time to stop right here right now?"

"It will be so"-he said with his boyish charm

-"It will be just as you want".....

Taking off his ancestral poison ring

And slipping it on her finger he said

"See I am there always with you

"Right here when you need me the most"

..And the evening died as all evenings should

Promises made and crushed as they should be

But one little promise had stayed alive

Afloat somewhere on the shores of the night

That's why two days later when the cable came

She knew what she had to do

"It will be so"-he had said with his boyish charm

-"It will be just as you want".....

And when the mourners had left for the day

And the evening flames had died down

She stood in the open courtyard

And gently opened his ring...

As a few droplets fell on her tongue

She wondered how little there was..

"That's all?"-she thought and closed her eyes

"That's all there is to life?"...

 And then it all started again..

That long winding hallway

That flank of doors on either side

That fading tune of "Remember When"

And the glass of chardonnay...

 Remember When...