The Couple

Love can be lasting, can't it?

The blazing fire radiates its warmth                                   
Encompassing the couple as they reminisce.                         
Many years unfold within the flames                                 
Till again they experience their first kiss.                       

As the fire consumes the oaken logs                                     
So the years have consumed the lovers' youth.                       
The flickering light and crackling sounds                               
Lull the pair into sleepy dreams of truth.

Dying embers give off their final glow                                 
As the years have stolen youth from the two.
So the fire’s light and warmth fade to an end
The couple sleeps, their tomorrows too few