Eternal

The hardiest of plants blooms not

Without a tending of the soil

The flame of a lamp dies out

If we replenish not its oil

The roaring river needs its rains

To renew its strength and flow

The earth, it seeks the sun's kiss

Each day to kindle its soul

How then does an eternal love

A marriage of beautiful minds

Though nourished not with loving words

It withers not with time?

What keeps passion's flames aglow

When stoked not by a lover's hand?

What magic etches, I ask of you

Feelings forever on fleeting sand?

You look at me with a gentle smile

You, whose love for me it shone

A steady light through stormy times

And helped me find my way back home

I ask you whence comes your strength

You, my deepest love, truest of friends

You draw me close and whisper, with tenderness

"Love begins, my dear, where reason ends"