Later

We seldom walk into the night these days
although we note the progress of the moon
and sometimes we linger on a summer evening
loath to miss the minute which comes before darkness.

The welcome sun breaks through our dreams
love never ceases
it merely changes as it grows
and the light of the moon shines through the window
on our sleeping forms.

Born and bred in London, Anne Beresford now lives in Suffolk. Her Collected Poems were published by Katabasis (London) in 2006 and reprinted in 2012.