Scorpius

take the minutes from the hour

gather the sunbeams from the sky

coax the stillness from the night

kiss the orchids from my lips

and sow them 

within the totality 

of our eclipse

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draw the azure from the dawn  

bewitch the wandering from the star 

seize the gleam in my eye

drink the fervour from my heart

and remember them 

across the vacuity of forever 

so that we may never part