Promises and Dreams
When I first saw you
the cacoon of my heart opened with butterfly wings
you were life's fragrant nectar of blooming blossoms
that attracted
as I floated above Earth on first love's winds
a newborn creature
that had left the dried husk of yesterday
on the dead limb of childhood
you were the first and most delicate of my desires
of untapped realms filled with promises and dreams
yours were the eyes that gave me my introduction
to the intoxication of passionate purpose
with its wild yearning of natural bonding
that gave me pause
and the illusion it meant something
maybe...to learn and understand
the depth and breadth of love in the human heart
maybe...to understand how fleeting it all is
no matter how strong the emotion
or how fluid the time or how sweet the nectar
now a memory kept of a time and place
when love was young and full of wonder
and every thought was plucked
from the gardens of sprouting passion
of unknown journeys by untested love
yes...you were the first and most delicate of my desires
of untapped realms filled with promises and dreams
8/4/19
Copyright © Frederic Parker | Year Posted 2019
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