Aries and Leo

The cosmos danced

The stars drawing nearer

And further away

From one another

Adjusting themselves

For perfect synchronicity

To bring them together

Leo, the king

His golden mane, his crown

Though he'd prefer not to wear it

Aries, the queen

A delicate circlet of a ram's horns

Resting heavily on her brow

Both the fire

Of only the brightest of stars

Both resolute and firm

Upon their paths

But the cosmos danced

Bringing them nearer

And then further away

And then nearer again

Paths converged

But neither looked back

The heavens teased

They tormented

Enjoying its little game

No queen for the lion

No king for the ram

Only fools and fishes

And slimy creatures

From the depths

Laughter as cold and unfeeling

As the universe itself

Left them solitary once more

It mocked to bring them so close

To the warmth of one other

Only to rip them back once more

To watch them stumble

Among the cold dust of galaxies

But finally

Finally

Salvation from some benign force

The stars aligned

Jupiter hid in shame

No match

For the sun's splendour

Mars burned brighter

And the drums of war

Ceased their pounding

And

Leo enveloped Aries

With his mane

A mantle of gold

To cloak her

He cast off his crown for her

And she broke jewels from her circlet

To place them in his eyes

So he might see

The beauty of the stars

As she did

She cast off her crown for him

And together

They ruled the cosmos

No crowns to show for it

Only they knew

They were royal