1998: Middle-aged Love

Once despairing of loves existence
I embraced solitude with forlorn persistence.
But you banished that sadness in me;
Drew back the curtain that I might see.

Your smile evoked a peaceful bliss…..
Morning light through an ethereal mist.
You are the joy that a found child brings.
Lost; now found, my heart just sings!

Your are the garden of my soul
Where joy surrounds, where delight unfolds,
Where prism hues in dazzling arrays
Grace fragrant nights and sun-drenched days.