As fresh as an autumn leaf
As elaborate as a hasty brief
As tender as a cactus stem
As ugly as a sparkling gem
As gracious as the grim reaper
As sovereign as a clinging creeper
As quick as a snail's trot
As subtle as a steed's snort
As appropriate as opposite can be
Poets are eclipses for love, aren't we?
Focusing our light so bright
To see their darkness tonight

- _fakira