Sonnet Ii

My love for long remained a shut up spring, a fountain sealed, and flowed beneath the surface, its secrets hidden from all human grace till you came along and true love did bring, had ears to hear the captive ripples sing. Love at last unlocked the fast closed case, and you, who are a king, did so abase yourself that to my depths your soul did fling and of my sorrows freely did partake; till strengthened by your noble sympathy the waters upward sprang. Ah, there they break into the sunlit air like jewels free to dance and of the rainbow's hues partake then backward fall like gentle rain on thee. Copyright, 1987, Faye Gibson