A Love Not Given

The sweetest love I ever knew, Was a secret love not given. A sublimating ecstasy-- A symphony from Heaven. A verb without an object; A means without an end. A jasmine scented sweetness On the summer evening wind. One fleeting season of my life, Of throbbing, tender glory, When on the pages of the book Was penned an unread story. Then, deep within my virgin heart, Unscarred by love vows wasted, Dwelt dreams of rapture yet unknown, Of vintage wine untasted. But then, as happens with all fools, There came the tragic day, When, to the sorrow of my soul, I gave my love away. Now, love unwisely given Is, often, love refused. Like a rose rejected by the wind, Shattered, crushed and bruised. If only, now, the power were mine That blossom to enliven, It would bloom again within my soul, That glorious love not given.