------Lost Love's Lament------
NOW THE DAY IS OVER,
AND THE HEAVENS BEGIN TO CRY.
SADLY, MY WEARY HEART
MUST SEEK A PLACE TO HIDE.
THE SUN IS GONE COMPLETELY
AS THE SILENT WORLD TURNS COLD.
THERE WILL BE NO PRETTY RAINBOWS
AND NO POT OF GOLD.
THE BEAUTY OF WONDROUS THINGS
BEHELD WITH SUCH DELIGHT.
ARE CHANGED TO SHAPELESS FORMS
BY THE DARK OF NIGHT.
SOMEHOW THERE IS NO CANDLE
IT WAS LOST ALONG THE WAY.
AND NOW, ETERNITY MUST PASS
BEFORE THE BREAK OF DAY......
copyright © 1995 R. Wayne Porter