The Alchemist of Love
Tonight from all but you, my love, I part,
And turn to gold my faint and weary heart.
To taste the draught your alchemy bestows,
Through passion’s fire my seeking spirit goes.
The harp and lute enchant the midnight air,
Yet still your words outshine all music there.
You spoke of rain, of thorns along the way,
Through sleepless nights I guard your grief away.
While friends grow drunk on wine’s unsteady bliss,
I’m lost within the wine of your one kiss.
If dawn should grant the joy for which I pray,
Before the world my love I will display.
I count your laughter laced in every line,
Each smile you give makes all my sorrows fine.
For every grain of love you choose to send,
As straw to amber’s magic light, I bend.
Let morning’s breeze bring whispers soft and true—
Your name, the secret dawn my spirit knew.
So known am I along the road you tread,
I guide each stranger where your light has led.
Though ruby wine now shimmers in the bowl,
For love of you I keep my spirit whole.
Since to your face my heart’s devotion clings,
I rule my heart’s own realm, the lord of kings.
Though once I sought you night and day through rain,
Now in my realm, as master, I remain.
Copyright © Saeed Koushan | Year Posted 2025
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