I Left My Heart in Melbourne

I left my heart in Melbourne 
A rift in time and space 
Before becoming airborne 
To go back to my place 

She held me, full of tears 
As back to USA 
I went - and pain did pierce, 
Whatever we would say 

I left my heart in Melbourne 
In blueness of her eyes 
In every club and tavern 
In which we spent our times, 

In parks, in zoos, in forests 
In places where we roamed, 
But more important further 
I left it in her home: 

I left my heart in Melbourne 
Inside her warm embrace 
As though inside a cabin 
Containing all of space 

Where sweetness flowed like river 
And gentleness like snow 
Fell on us, and we shivered, 
As her gifts Life bestowed: 

I left my heart in Melbourne 
And I returned, half-me 
And half-impassioned maven 
Of the Eternity: 

Which we had found together 
And by it were transformed - 
Two spirits, of one feather, 
In sunshine and in storm 

Desiring to make heaven 
And in its light to burn: 
I left my heart in Melbourne; 
To Melbourne I'll return.