Breath Caught

Another sonnet. THis one really isnt erotic but it has an erotic undertone.

I turn and at a glance I am breath caught
by beauty that by any measure known
out shines the fairest that are often sought
as symbols of the finest to be shown.
And, then, to my surprise I realize
that this is no stranger unknown to me
but rather you, who, through these time dimmed eyes
and these passing years, I have failed to see.
The beauty that once fired my heart within,
found anew, to fan passions fire a fresh,
to discover youthful desires again.
Those things that did my heart so well enmesh
remaining yet for me but to recognize
that such love so well founded seldom dies.

copyright, 1998

Exquist!

I very much liked this.

Indeed, it seems I have much good reading to catch up on in these parts.