Requiem For Love

REQUIEM FOR LOVE Let the flood of my tears drown this day And soar my spirit to the base of tartarus…! O Cupid…come Pothos and Himeros Where are thy powers to hold still? Are thou wearied by human caprices, Of whose hands fate lies then? Elusive Aphrodite, of all thy allures Thou perish in fantasies of beauty. O fair rose, my heart is pierced, Beneath thy bed is frame of thorns. Gather ye four winds in monotonous drone And let thee pines chime a dirge O love...love…love…my love…my joy… Is now lain a wreath upon my heart! Years of love intrigues, of dreams, sacrifice, Pain, trust, consolation and determination… Is sold out a day to another who knows not, For a piece of coin and a parcel of fancy. Lento… lento the knell for a broken heart… Love is clothed a shadow, beauty a mask! Cry… for what is broken so shall remain Never to be wiped, never to be patched!