Thanks for the comments folks.

Hi,

I know I posted on this one last night but for some reason it is not here...computers!
This is beautifully stated and feels very romantic. Enjoyed the post very much.

Diane

Hi Perr,

Like nas, Im "drawn" by the pictures you have so vividly portrayed.

Thought provoking!

Hi Perroquet

I like the idea of you being drawn and the painter putting in shadow to reflect the relationship, smudging it and comparing to the ashes of the fire.

I thought I'd re-post this since I see so many new names here.

Conclusions Drawn From Nimbus

Draw back the curtains,      
draw me in before the fire goes silent,      
leaving recumbent lovers      
staring at mute ashes.   
    
Draw me in charcoal,    
the strength in the curve of each line    
a refinement    
of too much history past,    
then blend the shadow with our sun.    
   
Drawn in by resplendent rays   
withdrawn clouds threaten to haunt,   
to etch themselves off canvas,   
to become feared specters   
that could prevent destined unions.   
   
Their smudge is difficult to erase   
but must be swept outward, upward,   
dissolved into the white space,   
where holiness crystallizes focus   
on the mating,   
and the aura of an ashen residual   
marks our drawing with good luck. 

S. Perroquet