Remeniscent

The moon was still low in the sky

But would soon outshine the stars.

We sat, silent, you and I

On that old porch swing of ours.

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Words weren't needed or desired

On those sultry Southern nights.

Life was simple and wood-fired,

Far from noise and city lights.

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Conversation seemed superfluous.

Oh, we knew each other well.

Just to be there was enough for us

He stood before the gates of hell.

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The world has turned and we've grown older.

Time's been kind in many ways,

Though the nights seem somewhat colder

And I miss those quiet days

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And the nights we shared together

With a sea of stars above,

In that warmer, Southern weather,

Silent, sated, lost in love.

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