Hat and Plume
The Black Knight
Shadows flicker across the room
Your eyes hid beneath hat and plume
A scarf around your shoulders
With a smile that simply smolders
There’s a magic to the dancing lights
A mystery to the winter night
Who is this beauty manifest?
Can she hear the heart in my chest?
The clock ticks the seconds by
As I'm hoping to catch your eye
Breath bated to hear your voice
I'm face to face with a choice
Dare I ask your name?
May the knight approach the dame?
The questions tumble in my mind
As her laughs mark the passage of time
My knuckles whiten around my cup
Can I move? Am I going to stand up?
My legs move of their own accord
All protests ignored
Toward the beauty across the room
Donned with hat and plume
Eyes sparkling, shining bright
Jewels in the evening's light
Framed by coffee curls
Cascading in shimmering swirls
Turning as I near
My heartbeat loud enough to hear
Over the words tumbling out
"May I sit down?"
Your eyes hid beneath hat and plume
A scarf around your shoulders
With a smile that simply smolders
There’s a magic to the dancing lights
A mystery to the winter night
Who is this beauty manifest?
Can she hear the heart in my chest?
The clock ticks the seconds by
As I'm hoping to catch your eye
Breath bated to hear your voice
I'm face to face with a choice
Dare I ask your name?
May the knight approach the dame?
The questions tumble in my mind
As her laughs mark the passage of time
My knuckles whiten around my cup
Can I move? Am I going to stand up?
My legs move of their own accord
All protests ignored
Toward the beauty across the room
Donned with hat and plume
Eyes sparkling, shining bright
Jewels in the evening's light
Framed by coffee curls
Cascading in shimmering swirls
Turning as I near
My heartbeat loud enough to hear
Over the words tumbling out
"May I sit down?"