osculation

The sun swept rivals
thick draft bouquet
oval diaries welt away
rampant lark decay protest
stagnant hours burn to bless.

The winter noose
afflict new night
strangle lust amidst moonlight
the shadows hung in lurid veil
strangers sifted white exhale.

The pulse of stars
congealing love
the halo's snapping necks above
macabre eyes still lying clear
the chalk was marked to disappear.