Rhapsody In Three

On the day they united The first song was born The moon ceased it’s orbit They took Earth by storm Oh perfect endeavor They designed second song Terribly clever Yet sweet and so strong With piano and voice With word and with pen They made it happen Again and again Fire, subtle and fleeting Quenched before it could start A ballad so lovely Twas’ the sound of a heart Somehow the magic Began to subside It became more illusive The harder they tried So broken as they tore apart She left behind her soul Consumed by an aching heart Just waiting to grow old She looked ‘cross the courtyard Her hands clenched up tight As a familiar face Appeared in the light Time stood still with memories From over the years Back came the laughter The pain and the fears I don’t want to fall, she said Therefore I will not fly Take me with chains To the land of goodbye