(Printed carefully in gold ink on new, blue parchment)
"Once"
(From the dragon in the paladin
To the pixie in his weaver)
Once
I glanced across the park
Into your quizzical blue eyes
My soul began to sing
Once
I crossed over that threshold
Into your whirlwind of weaves
My heart began to dance
Once
I heard the laughter in your voice
Tumble into harmony with my dreams
My mind began to glide
Once
I held your hands amid the flowers
Our whispers unfolding into blossoming delight
My life began to soar
Once
I tasted your lips within the orchard's bower
Five senses were simply not enough
My joy began to sail
Once
I felt your arms surround me in a hug of rapture
Our worlds became entwined by passion
My love overwhelmed life's dreary complaints
And
I shall never be the same
For your chaotic ecstasy has cauterized my doubts
My destiny navigates to the beacon of your mystic flame
Now
Wonder radiates through
My soul, my heart, my mind, my life:
Eternity adores the radiant gem that is our love.
T.S.
"As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." Proverbs
