we watched

We watched

We watched as he
cruised the sky
pointing the way
Orion flying by.

His hunt was avid.
Aim straight from
the darkest hour.
There we succumb

through the night
only nineteen,
and far from love.
A setting so serene

we kissed as his
arrow disappeared
beyond the horizon.
Oh, how sheared

memories of young
starstruck hearts
with Orion's arrow
stinging like a dart.

Much older now but
her gazing eyes
won't forget the night
Orion flew by.

© Evelyn Elizabeth 2015
2/30 napowrimo
Prompt: constellations