Fussell

The happiest moment of life
Was walking the pavement with you
Here to the end of the universe
But a step or two.

A step, a stroll, a solar-system roll
One stitch in time
Your multi-coloured jumper
My shabby coat
A rainbow and a moonbeam.

You a queen, and I a page
One sovereign, one dime
For one monetary moment
Life is fine.

Your face! Your smile!!
Through the air, along the road
I and I a king!
Ambassadors of our genders
A summit, sanguine
And I do believe
Life can begin.

The happiest moment of life
Was walking the pavement with you
From here to the end of the universe
But a step or two.