The Pearl

We’ve seen a thousand burning stars As we run through these thorns In the light of the moon Uphill to the dawn Here she stares Lingers with swollen cheeks and icy breath Through the fog As we walk My darling love Now my one and only sun Shining through the dull threads of life All the while Her small footsteps hasten as the morning birds chirp Soon we’ll make it to the place of love’s birth A home, not a house She skips, knocks on the door And awaits its owner’s response Surprised I was Taken at her vulnerable voice Clutching my bruised hands With blurred eyes I look at her and smile “Remember where we planted the flowers three days ago? By the pretty grey stones Where the birds love to go And the richest green grasses grow It’s there my love We’ve hidden our pearl like no other Until the day comes When we wrinkle old And our worries and tears will never bother It’s then when we close our eyes to sleep And I kiss your freckled and swollen cheeks You’ll dream forever and no more weep I promise you then We’ll all be pearls Lost at sea.