You would walk to me
Indulging me
Tempting me with grapes you
Would hold in your lips
I would grasp them
With the touch of a newborn lamb
The closest we get to a kiss
When your head drew near
I could smell your soft fragrance
That blessed all my senses
Then you would don
The black leather gauntlet
My heart would beat faster
As I balanced myself on
The end of your arm
You would smile
As you unlocked the chain
That tethered me to you
To fling me aloft and into the sky
Attaining my freedom
I would stay level
For a few precious moments
Until the time came
For my heart-stopping dive
Down deep in the canyon
Becoming a blur
With my frightening speed
My vision crystalline
Detecting each pebble
Oh, our hearts beat together
As I plunged through the air
We flew with the wind
And up to the stars
Emerging in evening
I could feel you laugh
When I rose up on high
Flying in graceful ellipses
Slowly descending
In a far-reaching survey
Of my forested domain
Quietly returning to my lady
My goddess
Who rewards me with field mice
And tasty soft lapins
My landing as peaceful
As moonlight at midnight
When you show me the beauty
Of your unclothed body
Cloaked in sweet slumber
My spirit resplendent
In rapturous delight
Standing guard as your
Lover, protector
Until the sun blossoms again