Love Song

Thoughts of you
drift on the
gentle breeze 
I watch them
float away 
wanting to
reach out 
and pull them back 
Their absence 
leaves me bereft 
stripped 
of the warmth 
they bring 
when a flush 
heats my face 
lights a fire in me

I must let them go 
if I want 
to save my sanity 
They drive me 
to madness 
whirling 
through my mind 
spinning me 
into a vortex 
of longing 
from which 
there is no escape

How I wish 
for a kinder love 
to fulfil me 
Memories 
of long walks 
in the summer rain 
Arms that 
hold me close 
and thaw 
the winter chill 
A shoulder 
to rest my head on
as we watch 
autumn leaves 
turn golden
spring flowers 
blossom into beauty
A love for all seasons

Such a love
is not mine
And so I set free
thoughts of you
hoping they will 
return to me
one day


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