Conflict of Heart

What love demands so high a cost
That this winged troubador wandering wide
Finds no rest, nor precious paradise lost
In cool valley or sunny mountain side
The miles grow longer each empty day
But flowers few are suddenly gone away

And fickle females finds them fresh 
And littered in their rooms and brazen arms
Cuddled against fragile desire of flesh
Vanity matches with their fleetive charms
O yet it is allergy season, these will in decay
Define our human reason to the honey bee dismay

Where have all the flowers gone is not a song
It is a complaint against the killing of trees
And the barren earth where once rose bush throngs
It is love of self that robbed the mumbling bees
Spoil the troubadours song, and saddens day
The flowers are gone and no butterflies play

Let lovers give themselves as true and only gifts
And heal the broken hearts that bitter on lips
Wail the callous countless cluster of human rifts
The bitter wine that sweet love often sips
Love is the gift of self, let flowers freely stay
And the honey troubadors sing their songs all May.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


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Date: 4/19/2012 6:14:00 PM
Ahhh a jaded troubadour. Congrad's on your win. Light & Love
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Date: 4/18/2012 5:49:00 PM
Beautiful piece - very poetic voice, like the troubadors of yore :) congrats on your win!
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Date: 4/18/2012 9:52:00 AM
Congrats on a great win David
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Date: 4/18/2012 9:05:00 AM
Congrats on your 1st place win, Dave. Outstanding piece. Great job. Kudos. Ralph
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Date: 4/15/2012 3:16:00 PM
Lovely words David .. Loving nature always brings us closer to the creator...This was so well written. Thanks for sharing... Love Diana
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