Alone from far to know is hard her enigmatic mind
She shares with few its tenderness with those who care to find
The truth is there in warm dark eyes yet would you make the time
To find a way inside the soul, to feel, not see that sign.
In stature slight yet large in heart I wonder at her might
For here in paradise on earth yet glows this lantern bright
Some sadness hides behind those eyes, a haunting glimpse to see
True happiness eludes perhaps, but who can tell but she
Dear comrade true, a confidant when secret words are shared
An open mind and thoughtful friend for few who’s souls lay bared
Yet who seeks she when hurt arrives her character to shape
I pray she holds a friendship too, her pain away to take.
Abroad with friends in candlelight a smile perhaps alas
For as a bird, lies still to wait, the strangers by to pass
But patience brings such rich rewards when time enough is pass’d
As like the bird when dangers by, its song will sing at last.
Within this mood emotions play as time away we while
Then forth it bursts, great joy to see, those lips with fleeting smile
Copyright © 2009 Roger Grice – all rights reserved
