"Destined Minds"

LOVE REVEALS

I
strong affection of personal ties
warm attachment of devotion
endears me to your ways

II
the sentiment of reciprocation
the virtue of necessity
the division of one's self
that brings together in unity

III
solicit I the daring dreams
the emobdiement of perfection
that breathless moment, serene

IV
oppose not the fondness of desire
and gently warm by the flame
rejoice in what is right
that which was first lit
when beauty came to sight

V
beautiful thing is love
deserved of kind attention
feed the soul of gentle nature
and strong predilection

VI
profoundly tender I seek to serve
the wonder that such
a being should deserve?

VII
sunlight bring to me your saving grace
and give the hearts desire that
will surely warm and
fill this aching space

VIII
endure this time until consecration
when one walked in idle ways
and compared to now,
seemed, utter isolation

IX
a journey once unknown
I now observe your qualities
and see that you demand much
for you are perfection in your
underlying oneness

Maree Long
(c) Maree Long 2007
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