Yesterday

Yesterday, time stirrred of reveries when All of Summer brought colours bright; My love's longing roamed this place, yet Troubles whipped our days; in a rush it Seemed your tenderness withered fast. So hasty for that promise of evermore, Far from flames that once led us to new stars Away from a maze, until noons grew cold. Now, despair widenened a river made, It drained petals crowning your hair. But love Looks at us without a glimpse of eternity As miles flew by, not one word for a heart yearned. Though roots are tended where gardens bloom They're dried by sun's heat, unwatered and frail; Here where our fingers dug into the sand To memorize the glory of dew. I asked you to Stay and wait for birds to name our songs. Oh, those hours when wings of joy flew I recall the way your smile rustled with the wind. Believe me, I'm unable to bequeath this glow In you I found the luster of dusk, more beaming than Yesterday, today or even tomorrow, still--- Yesterday's Acrostic Contest