The Poetry of Almost Forever
"Manche Herzen finden einander leise." Love did not arrive like thunder splitting skies apart, It entered softly, a piano learning the language of the heart. A single trembling note beneath a candle’s golden flame, And suddenly the silence of a lifetime was not the same. It takes a fearless soul to loosen guarded wings, To place a fragile heartbeat between uncertain things. For some, affection wanders like shadows that quickly pass, A name written on water, a reflection upon glass. Yet for some hearts, only a few unhurried breaths are enough To discover that tenderness can become something endlessly deep and rough. Like dandelions waiting for the wandering wind’s embrace, Love does not question distance, nor measure time or place. One gentle breeze can carry a thousand silver seeds, And suddenly the barren soul is blooming with unseen needs. I had never known how tulips speak without a sound, How crimson petals can turn ordinary earth into sacred ground. Then some...