The Legacy

[Robert Harrison]

The sea breeze blew her auburn hair across his face,
He liked the feeling; she was sharing herself with him.
That to he liked. He always knew that they would one day
Be lovers, no, not lovers, for at fourteen he was still to young
To know what love was, but he did know that they
Would be together, just like they were now. Perhaps
Not in this same place and not at this time, but to be
Together was how it was meant to be. He knew it,
Moreover, she knew it. Now, ten years later their covenant
Was kept. They had been true to those first feelings
Of puppy love. This over, the ensuing years had seen their love
Grow into a celestial love, one that would last forever.
He turned his head from the sea and found that she was looking at him.
Her beauty made him draw in his breath sharply, though he had
Looked at her a thousand times. The colors of the sunset
Was reflected in her eyes. She closed them dreamily,
And her lips parted. An invitation? He bent towards her and kissed her.
It was not a kiss of passion, but a kiss that invited passion to come later.
For now, it would suffice. The night was still young and time belonged to them.
The night was hers, and remembered kisses its legacy.