True Love Waits

His lonely desert offered no oasis Until he glimpsed a stream within her eyes This palm tree of potential love he chases But kisses set aflame his longed-for prize The stream he’d found brought him no lasting bliss It was but a mirage of tears returned His thirst for true love unquenched by her kiss; Though seeds of love were sown, their palm tree burned Though sorrowful, he blames himself alone For loving her to quench his parched desire Retreating to the desert on his own Avoiding love averts another fire He feels she loved his kiss more than his heart In ashes, he awaits a brand new start ........ In younger days he’d found no spring nor well His love-quenched thirst distorted all he knew Until this songbird settled for a spell They sang each other strains of “I love you” The scar of First Love’s fire slowly heals Their passion’s ashes long misunderstood In time though, it is gratitude he feels Towards the one who brought his life such joy Though blinded by her passionate affection His blindness he could scarcely blame on her He learns to break down walls of his protection With softened heart finds healing can occur His songbird thus returns; songs fill the air, Those ashes fertilized the tree they share