ROMANCE Poem: The Last Lover, by Jason Ranieri

When the last lover stands naked before the almighty throne
And you’ve danced like the willow just before it snows
Just let the time unwind walking lover’s lane to the past
Reaching on out of the corners blackened in the aftermath

When the last lover stands naked before the almighty throne
The empty box that held your love was never your own
Whisper to me like silence when I am out here all alone
My souls in need of shelter cuz I am drenched to the bone

When the last lover stands naked before the almighty throne
And you’ve dreamed of possessing her river as it flows
Rolling down from the mountains falling upon my years
Slipping into the shallows drowning in the glow

When the last lover stands naked before the almighty throne
And what appears to be new is now old
God, I do implore you forget not from whence you come
I got one hand in an apple bucket in the name of young love

When the last lover stands naked before the almighty throne
I’ll pave your way with silver I’ll pave your way with gold
For these I do not fancy as the fiddler falls out of tune
Just give me my own true lover it’s all I ask of you

When the last lover stands naked before the almighty throne
The band will rise together singing to the moon
Our hearts will be forever the mind will be as one
When I call out to the others play me, “Valley of My Love”

When the last lover stands naked before the almighty throne
Those who answer with silence don’t bother me just go
More of them shall speak out, “What it is I do not know”
Just bury love forever where the flowers bloom and grow