The Silken Tent Questions

First having seen her wondrous frame And found such joy to learn her name And courted her, that heart to tame, Her silken tent was my sole aim… That winsome essence of her smile Had beckoned me as to beguile, Accompanied by sweet profile, Her silken tent, the test, the trial… She held me closer to her lips, To stroke her cheeks with fingertips, Then to her heart, my own heart slips, Her silken tent around me grips… And would I stay an hour more To merely worship and adore, Regardless of respect and law, Her silken tent there to explore? Or should I bid such joy goodnight, Dismissing kissing all in sight And like a wise owl, then take flight… From silken tent of love's delight? The choice then made, thus thinking smart, No more deceived by lover's art, But calming down my beating heart, From silken tent… I thus depart… Denis Martindale May 2016.