DUET

He

Her skin is whiter than winter moon,
Her eyes darker than midnight sky,
Her hair more bright than moonlit water,
Her voice more haunting than curlew’s cry.

Her feet tread soft as a falling leaf,
She moves as deft as squirrel in tree,
She kisses as warm as summer sunshine,
And O she is all the world to me.

She

Brown is my love as the river is brown,
His eyes are dark as the peat,
His laugh is merry as birdsong,
He whispers like wind in the wheat.

Tall is my love as the poplar is tall,
Supple as willow tree,
His arms hold strong as ivy,
And he is all the world to me.

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