before the dawn or when the way ahead is yet dark

alone apart
alone apart
alone apart

like
together,
like
alike,
together it matters, &
so will
alone apart;

tonight
to taste
feast of fowl
and other delights
we dine, we dine
together alike
to feast, to feast
on each, other's, delight(s);               

depart, apart
departed, apart,
away to say
together tonight
Now alone, apart
apart,
across the dark,
lonely isles,
with little lights.

alight! alight,
each other's lights,
Now alone, apart,but
not quite dark.

Now together
together,
before we lie,
before we dream,
before we die;

apart,
depart
apart, but not
alone.