The Courtship of Larissa

A gentle look... From a girl , so fair Everything she touched, she loved too A chance meeting, in the walled garden Filled with Sunfire roses and foxglove A knight, fell in love The beauty of a Sunfire rose laid at her door A girl borne on a South Wind Everything she touched Everything she saw She loved too It was the beauty of nature, that drew them to the walled garden A noble Knight With the kindest blue eyes Saw Larissa, in the sunlight A touch of finger tips A sunset of gilded pink A kiss upon her lips A Sunfire rose Everyday laid at her door To a woman... Who touched the heart of a knight Whom she loved To a knight... Who saw a beautiful woman Standing in sunlight Larissa Borne on a southwind Warm and sweet A girl, so fair A girl, so pretty Everything she touched She loved too