Fervent Prayer Once Uttered Unto Youth's Beauty

Fervent Prayer Once Uttered Unto Youth's Beauty I that would, in your splendor bask wear no longer youth's sweet, young mask rather wrinkled face, weathered brow with long decades flown on by now yet glory rests in elder years and love's truth devoid of life fears. Mark well, honor given to you no less and no more than your due praise thus uttered not in great haste nor vanities as others waste hold this, in your sweet dreams afire treasured kiss of deepest desire. And from, heart and soul's strongest vow words said, unto your graceful bow beckoning of loving embrace and salvation by saving grace hear this, light begets truth's powers youthful time loss, its saddest hours. Beauty, innocence and child's dream travel forth in splendorous streams rushing past rocks that must give way as sun beams forth, break of new day In this divine gift, rests true love glaring proof of heaven above. Robert J. Lindley, Sept 17th, 2003 Rhyme, ( Where Light Reveals Youth's Fateful Path ) 49.... Note: From aching dark he found a way to write. From despair, a blessing of strength regained. Renewed in faith, cast away was fright. From greater sorrow's taste, he refrained. O' that his youth had never this earth fled. Only if, its sweet beauty yet remained Once gone, useless are prayers tho' well said. Of death and loss, agony so well pained.....