She Took Many Untrodden Paths

She took many untrodden paths And dwelt near unknown ways Few took her in their arms of love Few took her in their praise But o, to me she was life’s light The warmth of summer days Few ever knew her, her sole friends Were larks that came to sing To others hoary she may seem To me, she’s everything And I took her up in my care I took her ‘neath my wing We flew together, her and I I took to places, she Where we livéd together one In love and harmony But one gray day she passed away I dwelt in misery And now I place a rose upon Her grave near withered grass Though very few of people knew How great she was a lass And even though she’s lost in time And though o’er her time does surpass I’ll keep her in my heart’s sweet clime For all the years that aged their prime And all the years to pass… © 2013 Gleb Zavlanov