LONGING

Silently seeking thoughts in the autumn of my life

 

LONGING

 

I sit here this day and watch the leaves

As they fall from the many great trees

Their time has come and to this end

Down and down they descend

 

Brown, gold and yellow are they

With hints of red and even grey

On the ground they accumulate

At an ever increasing rate

 

Calming and wonderful to see

These leaves from those beautiful trees

They are, in many ways, like my own life

I live and grow through wonder and strife

 

I seek so much more in the autumn of my years

Through all of the heartache and so many tears

I have seen her so often in my thoughts and dreams

So far away and untouchable it seems

 

Her soft and warm nature, her beautiful face

My heart it is stirring and quickening it’s pace

The strength of this passion, I quiver and shake

Is this feeling real or will I soon come awake

 

She is so distant in that far away land

I wish to be with her, wouldn’t that be grand

The days have been so many like grains of sand

Until we meet we will share what we can

 

I know so little, but my mind sees all

Her misty silhouette in this season of fall

She is there and living her life this very day

And I am here longing, my urges at bay

 

Someday I will see her and hold her so near

Our hearts will rejoice and there will be no fear

To reach out and touch her and hold her to me

I feel as if it was so meant to be

　

If given the chance to be the one

My love would burst forth as to rival the sun

Our lips brushing softly and deep in our eyes

Is what we are seeking, so our passions do rise

 

We kiss and we touch and we can no longer wait

Making love again and again, it is our fate

At peace I will be in the fall of my years

But this time joy will be the reason for my tears