"Destined Minds"

LOVE BEYOND THE SANDSTONE WALL

Sandstone won't forever
withstand the ravages of time
as wind and rain beat upon it's walls
and lovers come and go

as beating hearts are pressed against
it's grainy earth, it whispers and
hopes their hearts are as firestone
withstanding the intensity that heat
can often destroy without a thought

and then the sandstone whispers more
may their hearts be as the holystone
that scrubs away all imperfections

for the Tajmahal has long-ed stood as poetry in stone
and yet no love is found upon the cool surface
nor deep within it's grains...

....a million times over
.......this love in this time
...........is but a tiny grain.....
...............collect the grains of sandstone
..................and build the sandstone wall

build your love why you may
and cement it well with family and friends
build it strong with prayer, hopes and dreams

Let there be engraved into these lives
of extremely delicate detail,
forming twining vines, fruits that flower
build your lives upon a solid rock

decorate with intricate inlay of
Psalms and wisdom and spend time building
the inner walls that long to stand
...........................the ravages of time

Maree Long
(c) Maree Long 2009
Dedicated to her Marie and Tony