~~ TINA MORENO ~~

MEASURE

Ask of me if I love you enough,

And I will say, “what is enough?”

Is it enough for dawn to break

And light the hopes of a gloaming world,

            For the sun to glow in the zenith

            And hurl its radiance on the leaves of our tree?

Is it enough for an irreverent gust

To disturb the fervor of a zealous mind,

            For the wind to fan the flames

            And sweep the passion of an activist soul?

Is it enough for dusk to herald

And proclaim the twilight of our years,

            For the night to clothe and cover

            The lust and sins of the past?

Is it enough for the stars to sparkle,

The incandescent moon to cast a spell,

            For my love to hold your heart

            In chains, in my arms, forever?

© Tina Moreno 1998

About the Author

Aside from writing poetry, Tina also sings, strums the guitar, and (together with her honey) drools over Star Trek's Seven of Nine.  She's also a self-confessed "bumper-lover" (both front and back ends) and an active member of the indigo corewomyn's "Spouses Unlimited."