Lover, the failing light casts a shadow

Lover, the failing light casts a shadow
over the pasture. The bayou reflects a purple
hue and cows are wandering illumined clouds
like stars on the ecliptic. Lover, a yellow

sphere is waxing, the gulf is rising, tides
change with her light. Reflect on the image
of elms and maples and the little bridge
that crosses the canal. Lover, receive my self

the way the Moon receives the light of the Sun
to ornament the night! The sleeping calves
are meditative violets, the rolling layers

of color disclose love. Lover, I need you
in my lungs like air! I move about you
as if you were the variously lit room.