Her Name Is Love

Once, my old friend the Wind Told me a tale so strange A fairy story, unpinned From time. I didn’t believe… yet I changed Somewhere She lives, alone Somewhere beyond the years In Her heart — spring’s throne And in Her soul — light, not tears Skin like the finest silk Moon-milk, pale and sweet Words would wilt and wilt Such beauty burned, complete Wed to the Sun above Bound to the sky in love Somewhere She lives, unknown A strange woman, on her own Wed to the Sun above Bound to the sky in love Somewhere She lives, unknown A strange woman, on her own Lips like a poppy in bloom Sever the world’s thin thread In Her eyes — an abyss of doom You’ll vanish, you’ll burn in dread The scent of Her hair’s a wine Sharp and sweet, drunk deep You can’t look away, not a sign Unless She lets you keep Wed to the Sun above Bound to the sky in love Somewhere She lives, unknown A strange woman, on her own Wed to the Sun above Bound to the sky in love Somewhere She lives, unknown A strange woman, on her own Lips like a poppy in bloom Sever the world’s thin thread In Her eyes — an abyss of doom You’ll vanish, you’ll burn in dread She braids the dust into strands Silver of starlit snow Sews from dry grass other lands With campfire’s flickering glow She paints her canvases from dreams Colors each wish with art Her name is Love — it seems You remember now, in your heart