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A l l b i r d s a r e g r a c e d w i t h tw o w i n g sb u t u n t i l t h e y g r ow f e a t h e r s , t h e y c a n n o t f l y .

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Poems,Ly rics and Stories of Loveby Eckley Macklin

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D e d i c a t e d t o m y f a t h e r ,wh o n e v e r c e a s e d t o e x p r e s s ,

n o t o n l y i n a c t s , b u t i n w o r d s ,h i s l o v e f o r h i s c h i l d r e n .

L o v e m a y w e l l b e t h e f i r s t w o r d u t t e r e d f r om a l l e t e r n i t y .I t wa s o u t o f l o v e t h a t a l o v i n g G o d b r o u g h t t h e m a t e r i a l u n i v e r s e

i n t o e x i s t e n c e .I t w a s a n a c t o f l o v e t h a t p l a c e d m a n o n t h e p l a n e t E a r t h .

I t wa s f o r l o v e t h a t G o d c am e o u t o f H e a v e n t o g i v e H i s l i f e a s a s a c r i f i c i a l o f f e r i n g o f a t o n em e n t

f o r t h e c r e a t u r e t h a t H e l o v e s s o mu c h .Am o ng h uma n s , l o v e t a k e s m a n y f o rm s :

l o v e o f G o d ,l o v e o f f am i l y ,l o v e o f f r i e n d s ,l o v e o f c o u n t r y ,

a n d , y e s , e v e n l o v e o f o u r a n im a l c om p a n i o n s ,I n t h i s sm a l l v o l um e , I h a v e c h o s e n t o w r i t e

o f t h a t w h i c h w e c a l l r oma n t i c l o v e ,a g i f t o f G o d w i t h o u t wh i c h f ew o f u s w o u l d b e h e r e .

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ALLFOR

LOVE

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F r om d e a t h ’ s d oma i nH e r t o r e c l a im .

Wh e n n e a r t h e d o o r ,H e l o s t o n c e m o r e .

A l l f o r l o v e .

I n I l i umH i s s o n g i s s u n g .

F o r p u r l o i n e d b r i d eH e w o u l d h a v e d i e d .

A l l f o r l o v e .

H e w o r e a c r ownY e t s e t i t d own .E v e n t h e t h r o n eD i d h e d i s own .A l l f o r l o v e .

T h r o u g h f i r e a n d f l am eT h i s h e r o c am e .D a r i n g s o d e e p ,

R o u s e d h e r f r om s l e e p .A l l f o r l o v e .

D e s p i t e t h e i r y o u t hT h e y l o v e d i n t r u t h .

L i f e c a s t a s i d e ,A l o n e t h e y d i e d .

A l l f o r l o v e .

H e w h o l o v e d b e s tA b o v e t h e r e s t

Wa s l i f t e d h i g hA n d l e f t t o d i e .

A l l f o r l o v e .

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G o o d t im e s , b a d t im e s ,C y c l i c a l s u n b r o k e n .

D own-d e e p y e a r n i n g sWo r d s t h a t g o u n s p o k e n .

F i r s t s i g h t , f i r s t n i g h tWh e n t h e h e a r t i s sm i t t e n .

S h i p s p a s s , w a k e s f a d e .S o n g s a r e n e v e r w r i t t e n .

M em ' r i e s h o l d l o s t d r e am s t h a t k e e p r e t u r n i n g .Em b e r s i n t h e h e a r t h

f o r e v e r b u r n i n g .

EMBERS

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A s l i v e r o f m o o n c u t t h r o u g h t h e v e i l o f c l o u d s .T h e s t a r s w e r e w r a p p e d i n s t r e am s t h a t f l ow e d l i k e m o u r n i n g s h r o u d s .

H ow d i f f e r e n t f r om t h e m ag i c n i g h t wh e n f i r s t w e m e t .N o o t h e r b l i s s f u l m om e n t h a s s u r p a s s e d t h a t y e t .

T h e g i d d y s t a r s a l l tw i n k l e d i n e c s t a t i c g l e e .T h e m i n s t r e l m o o n p l a y e d o n m y h e a r t l o v e ' s m e l o d y .

A s I s i t h e r e a n d wa i t f o r y o u t o c om e a l o n g ,W i t h i n m y h e a r t I ' l l a lwa y s h e a r t h a t m i n s t r e l s o n g .

T o n i g h t t h a t s am e m o o n r u l e s t h e s t a r - f i l l e d s k i e s a b o v e ,A n d t o t h a t m e l o d y I p e n m y wo r d s o f l o v e .

THE MINSTREL MOON

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Can you describe an angel on the earth?I find that of such words there is a dearth .

Her hair was l ike the maples in the fall .Compared to stars her eyes outshone them all .

Her voice was l ike angels playing the ir harps ,A symphony of flowing flats and sharps .

We l iked to walk along the mountain trails ,Loving the views of distant hi l ls and vales .

I said we 'd build a home up on a cloud.Before that day they wrapped her in a shroud.

Somehow I knew she was the angels ' girl ,Long before they took her to the ir world .

Oh , how I miss the beauty of her voice .In choosing words , she made the perfect choice .

Perhaps one day up on a mountain peak ,My love and I will f ind a way to speak .

THE ANGELS' GIRL

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M i l e s o f h i g hwa y r u n n i n g t h r o u g hP r a i r i e g r a s s e s m o i s t w i t h d ew

L e a d s m y t h o u g h t s , m y l o v e , t o y o uO v e r t h e d i s t a n t m o u n t a i n s .

Y o u r f a c e g l ow i n g i n m y d r e am s ,L i k e t h e b r i g h t e s t s t a r l i g h t b e am s ,

S e n d s m y l o v e t o y o u i n s t r e am sO v e r t h e d i s t a n t m o u n t a i n s .

Ma y t h e s e w o r d s o f l o v e I s i n g ,Sw e e t a s b l o s s om s i n t h e s p r i n g ,T h o u g h t s o f m e t o y o u w i l l b r i n g

O v e r t h e d i s t a n t m o u n t a i n s .

O h , w h a t p r e c i o u s w o r d s I ’ l l s a yO n t h a t n e v e r - e n d i n g d a y ,

Wh e n m y h e a r t h a s f o u n d i t s wa yO v e r t h e d i s t a n t m o u n t a i n s .

OVER THE DISTANT MOUNTAINS

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HEART’S FIRST VENTURE

B e c a r e f u l w i t h m y h e a r t ,T h e o n l y o n e I ’ v e g o t .

I ’ v e h a d i t f r om t h e s t a r t .I t ’ s n o t b e e n u s e d a l o t .

O u r n am e s a r e o n a t r e e .I g o t h e r e e v e r y d a y

A n d l o o k , t h o u g h i t m a y b eA b i t o u t o f m y wa y .

S o , i f y o u r e a l l y c a r e ,P l e a s e k e e p i t f o r awh i l e ,

A n d t a k e i t a n ywh e r eT h a t h e a r t s a r e s t i l l i n s t y l e .

I f t h e r e c o u l d c om e a t im eI a s k i t b a c k f r om y o u ,

I h o p e I d o n o t f i n dY o u ’ v e b r o k e n i t i n tw o .

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O n e n o t e i s t h e s t a r t o f a l o v e s o n g .O n e s t e p b e g i n s a d a n c e .

O n e h e a r t c a n s p e a k t o a n o t h e rA n d t e l l o f i t s l o v e i n a g l a n c e .

D a n c e , d a n c e , d a n c e .T h e n i g h t i s y o u n g .

k e e p o n d a n c i n g .T h e mu s i c h a s o n l y b e g u n .

A p o em i s n o t l o n g i n i t s t e l l i n gT h e t r u t h i s b u t a w o r d .

A n d wh e n two l o v e r s a r e s p e a k i n gA s i g h m a y b e a l l t h a t i s h e a r d .

D a n c e , d a n c e , d a n c eA c r o s s t h e r o om .K e e p o n d a n c i n g .

T h e mu s i c w i l l e n d a l l t o o s o o n .

O n e c a n d l e w i l l b a n i s h t h e d a r k n e s s .O n e s t a r w i l l l e a d y o u h om e .

A n d j u s t o n e t h o u g h t o f y o u , m y l o v e ,I s c om f o r t wh e n I am a l o n e .

D a n c e , d a n c e , d a n c eA c r o s s t h e f l o o r .K e e p o n d a n c i n g

U n t i l I am w i t h y o u o n c e m o r e .

WALTZ

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A s l o n g a s w i l d g e e s e c r o s s t h e s k i e sA n d f i l l t h e h e a v e n s w i t h t h e i r c r i e s ,

A s l o n g a s s p r i n g m e l t s w i n t e r ' s s n owAnd s t r e am s d own f r om t h e m o u n t a i n s f l ow ,

A s l o n g a s b u t t e r f l i e s s e e k f l ow e r sA n d s e c o n d s a l l g r ow i n t o h o u r s ,

A s l o n g a s h o u r s m a k e a d a yA n d l i f e t im e s p a s s w h e n y o u ' r e awa y ,

A s l o n g a s t i d e s p l a y w i t h m o o n b e am sA n d t h o u g h t s o f y o u f i l l a l l m y d r e am s ,

A s l o n g a s t h e r e a r e s t a r s a b o v e ,M y d e a r , y o u ' l l a lwa y s b e m y l o v e .

AS LONG AS

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R o s e b u d p e t a l s f i l l t h e a i s l e ,s c a t t e r e d b y a l i t t l e c h i l d .

S t a n d i n g a t t h e a l t a r ' s s i d eI awa i t m y l o v e l y b r i d e .

O f f e r i n g t o h e r m y a rm ,I am d a z z l e d b y h e r c h a rm .

A s I m a k e m y w e d d i n g v ow ,E t e r n i t y f o r m e s t a r t s n ow .

I d o , o h y e s , m y d e a r , I d oW i s h t o s p e n d m y l i f e w i t h y o u .

A s I p l e d g e t h e e w i t h t h i s r i n g ,I h e a r t h e a n g e l s ' v o i c e s s i n g .

N ow , m y d e a r e s t , y o u a r e m i n eT h r o u g h a l l a g e s , t h r o u g h a l l t im e .

T h i s d a y I p l e d g e t h e e a l l m y l i f e ,M y c h e r i s h e d o n e , m y d e a r e s t w i f e .

I DO

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A l l o f a s u d d e n I s aw y o u .A l l o f a s u d d e n i t s e em s

T h a t e v e r y n i g h t f o r t h e r e s t o f m y l i f eI ' d s e e y o u i n a l l o f m y d r e am s .

A l l o f a s u d d e n o u r e y e s m e t .A l l o f a s u d d e n I k n ew

T h a t e v e r y d a y f o r t h e r e s t o f m y l i f eI ' d t h i n k o f o n l y y o u .

A l l o f a s u d d e n m y h e a r t s t o p p e d ,A n d i t m i s s e d a b e a t o r tw o .

I k n ew t h a t m y h e a r t f o r t h e r e s t o f m y l i f eWou l d b e a t f o r o n l y y o u .

A l l o f a s u d d e n I 'm w i t h y o u ,A n d i f o n l y I k n ew t h e wa y ;

A l l o f a s u d d e n wo u l d b e f o r e v e r ,A n d f o r e v e r w o u l d b e t o d a y .

ALL OF A SUDDEN

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I am n o t a m o u n t a i n c l im b e r .I c a n ' t sw im a c r o s s t h e s e a ,U n l e s s t h e r e i s n o o t h e r wa y

T o b r i n g y o u b a c k t o m e .

I d o n ' t k n ow t h e l a t e s t l o v e s o n g .I c a n ' t p l a y t h e s t r i n g e d g u i t a r .

B u t I ' d s i n g l i k e P a v a r o t t iJ u s t t o b e t h e r e w h e r e y o u a r e .

I c a n ' t w r i t e t h e g r e a t e s t n o v e l ,N o r h a v e p e n n e d t h e w o r l d ' s b e s t r h ym e .

B u t I ' d l e a r n a l l w o r d s c r e a t e dT o f i n d o n e t h a t c a l l s y o u m i n e .

I am s u r e t h a t G o d i n H e a v e nL i s t e n s t o m y e v e r y p l e a .

S o , I b e g y o u u p i n H e a v e nS e n d m y l o v e b a c k h om e t o m e .

SEND HOME MY LOVE

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I LOVE YOU SO

F r om t h e sw e e t s o n g o f t h e wa r b l e r ,T o t h e r a u c o u s c a l l o f t h e c r ow ,T h e b i r d s a r e t r y i n g t o t e l l y o u

I l o v e y o u , I l o v e y o u s o .

F r om t h e b r i g h t d a y s f i l l e d w i t h s u n l i g h t ,T o t h e f r o s t y m o n t h s o f s n ow ,

T h e s e a s o n s a r e t r y i n g t o t e l l y o uI l o v e y o u , I l o v e y o u s o .

F r om t h e l a n e s l i n e d w i t h r e d r o s e s ,T o t h e f i e l d s wh e r e d a i s i e s g r ow ,T h e f l ow e r s a r e t r y i n g t o t e l l y o u

I l o v e y o u , I l o v e y o u s o .

F r om t h e g r a n d p e a k s o f t h e m o u n t a i n s ,T o t h e d e e p e s t s e a b e l ow ,

T h e w h o l e w o r l d i s t r y i n g t o t e l l y o uI l o v e y o u , I l o v e y o u s o .

T h a t , d e a r , i s h ow mu c h I l o v e y o u ,A n d I wa n t t h e w h o l e w o r l d t o k n ow .

S o , p l e a s e k e e p t h e s e w o r d s w i t h y o u a lwa y s :I l o v e y o u , I l o v e y o u s o .

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Y o u L e f t m e t h a t n i g h t f o r a l l t im e .Y o u , w h om I t h o u g h t f o r e v e r m i n e .

A t h o u s a n d y e a r s I p l e d g e d t o t h e e ;O u r l o v e u nma t c h e d i n h i s t o r y .

H ow c o u l d I k n ow wh e n d a y s g r ew s h o r tB e f o r e t h e s u n s e t y o u ’ d d e p a r t ?

T h e w i n t e r ’ s d a y s g r ew s h o r t e r s t i l l .W i t h i n m y h e a r t I f e l t t h e c h i l l .

I w a i t e d f o r t h e s p r i n g t im e t h aw ,Y o u r f a d i n g im ag e a l l I s aw .

O n e d a y m y h e a r t b e g a n t o s t i r ,Y o u r f a c e b e c am e a d i s t a n t b l u r .

T h e s u n b u r s t f o r t h , a d a z z l i n g b l a z e ,W i t h r a i n b ow s s t a n d i n g o ’ e r t h e h a z e .

T h e s k i e s h a d n e v e r l o o k e d s o b l u e .M y h e a r t wa s f r e e , f o r g i v i n g y o u .

YOU LEFT

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DRIVEN AWAY

I d r o v e m y l o v e awa y f r om m eB y m y i n d i f f e r e n t a i r .

I s h ow e d h e r i n a h u n d r e d wa y sT h a t I s e em e d n o t t o c a r e .

O u t w i t h m y f r i e n d s m o s t e v e r y n i g h t A n d c om i n g h om e q u i t e l a t e ,

I n e v e r t h o u g h t t o a s k m y l o v eT o g o o u t o n a d a t e .

F o r g e t t i n g a n n i v e r s a r i e sWa s j u s t m y ma n l y s t y l e .

B u t m y e x c u s e s a l l w o r e t h i nI n j u s t a l i t t l e w h i l e .

M y c omm e n t s o n h e r c o o k i n g s k i l l sW e r e t h o u g h t l e s s a n d u n k i n d .

T h e f a c t t h a t I k e p t g a i n i n g w e i g h tH a d n e v e r c r o s s e d m y m i n d .

O n c e i n a wh i l e I t o o k a n i pO r m a y b e t h r e e o r f o u r .

A n d o n s om e d a y s , t o t e l l t h e t r u t h ,I n i p p e d a w e e b i t m o r e .

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H e r p a t i e n c e a n d h e r l o v i n g c a r eS h e g a v e m e w i t h o u t c o s t .

B u t w o r d s o f t h a n k s I n e v e r s p o k e .N ow a l l o f t h a t i s l o s t .

O n e d a y s h e s a i d s h e ’ d h a d e n o u g h ,M y p a c k e d b a g s o n t h e f l o o r .S h e t o l d m e t h a t I h a d t o g oA n d p o i n t e d t owa r d t h e d o o r .

S o n ow I wa l k t h e s e h a r d , c o l d s t r e e t sW i t h n o p l a c e t o c a l l h om e .I f y o u a r e f o o l i s h a s I wa s ,

S o o n y o u m a y wa l k a l o n e .

T a k e h e e d t o wh a t I ’m t e l l i n g y o uA n d c h e r i s h y o u r d e a r w i f e ,B e c a u s e f o r e v e r s h e w i l l b e T h e b e s t t h i n g i n y o u r l i f e .

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D a y l i g h t , tw i l i g h t , m o o n l i g h t , c om e ;C r o s s t h e wa t e r s b e a t t h e d r um .

Wh e r e t h e s a n d s a n d wa t e r s m e e t ,H e a r t h e s o u n d o f d a n c i n g f e e t .

A n c i e n t r h y t hm s e v e r n ewC a s t t h e i r s p e l l b e g u i l i n g y o u .

Swa y i n g p a lm s t a k e u p t h e t u n e ,A l l b e n e a t h t h e wa t c h i n g m o o n .

S t a r g em s s p a r k l i n g n e a r t h e b e a c hG l ow w i t h i n t h e l o v e r s ' r e a c h .F r a g r a n t b o u q u e t s f i l l t h e a i r .

O r c h i d s g l i s t e n i n h e r h a i r .

U n d u l a t i n g w i t h t h e t i d e ,L o v e r s sw im o u t s i d e b y s i d e .T u r n i n g l i k e a m i r r o r e d tw i n ,O n a wa v e b o t h f l ow b a c k i n .

S o o n a sw e e t m e l o d i c s o u n dSw e e p s l i k e r i p p l e s c r o s s t h e g r o u n d ,

F r om t h e b a n j o s i n t h e g r o v eT r e a s u r e s f r om t h e s t e e l - s t r i n g e d t r o v e .

ON THE BEACH

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SUMMER LOVE

Mor n i n g b l o s s om e d l i k e a r o s e b u dO n t h e b o s om o f t h e n i g h t ,

A n d s h e b r u s h e d t h e r im s o f c l o u d l e t sA s t h e y p a s s e d w i t h i n h e r s i g h t .

T h e n h e r h a n d t o u c h e d a l l t h e f l ow e r sT h a t s t o o d wa i t i n g o n t h e h i l l ,

A n d a r a y o f h o p e w e n t t h r o u g h m e‘ C a u s e m y l o v e wa s w i t h m e s t i l l .

S o f t l y , w i n d s b e g a n t o wh i s p e rA s i f w o n d e r i n g i n aw e

I f t h e g l ow wo u l d b e e n o u g h t oC a u s e y o u r f r o z e n h e a r t t o t h aw .

T h e r e h a d b e e n n o s l e e p f o r m e a sI l a y wa i t i n g f o r t h e s u n .

Wh i l e t h e m i n u t e s t i c k e d b y s l ow l y .O h , t h e h o u r s t h e y h a d r u n .

Y o u h a d t o l d m e j u s t t h e d a y b e -F o r e o u r l o v e wa s a m i s t a k e .

N ow , I h e a r m y l o v e a - l e a v i n gA n d m y h e a r t b e g a n t o b r e a k .

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I h a d p l e a d e d t h a t y o u s t a y w i t hM e f o r j u s t a n o t h e r d a y ,

B u t y o u s a i d t h e s umm e r ’ s o v e rA n d y o u h a d t o g o awa y .

A s y o u s t o o d t h e r e i n t h e d o o rwa yY o u s a i d , “ D a r l i n g , i t ’ s b e e n f u n . ”

T h e n , y o u s t a r t e d d own t h e r o a dwa yJ u s t t h e wa y t h a t y o u h a d c om e .

F o r o u r s umm e r l o v e wa s e n d i n gA s a l l s umm e r l o v e s mu s t d o ;

B u t a n o t h e r s umm e r ’ s c om e a n d G o n e , a n d I ’m s t i l l l o v i n g y o u .Y e s , a n o t h e r s umm e r ’ s c om e a n d G o n e a n d I ’m s t i l l l o v i n g y o u .

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BLUE DAZE

O u t o f f o r t u n e , l o s t m y l o v e ;L a d y L u c k g a v e m e t h e s h o v e .

L o s i n g a l l I s t i l l h a d y o u .T h e n o n e d a y I l o s t y o u t o o .

T a k i n g y o u t o b e m y w i f e ,I b e l i e v e d i t wa s f o r l i f e .

Wh e n a r e y o u r e t u r n i n g h om e?I c a n ' t t a k e t h e s e n i g h t s a l o n e .

H ow I m i s s y o u r l o v e l y f a c eA n d t h e wa rm t h o f y o u r em b r a c e .

Wh e n y o u wh i s p e r e d i n m y e a r ,I h e a r d mu s i c p l a y i n g n e a r .

Wa l k i n g w i t h y o u r h a n d i n m i n e ,I l o s t s i g h t o f s p a c e a n d t im e .

W i t h e a c h t i n y k i s s I ' d s t e a l .M y l i p s t o l d m e y o u w e r e r e a l .

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D i d I t h i n k y o u ' d e v e r l e a v e ?D o f i s h o u t o f wa t e r b r e a t h e ?

D i d I s p e a k a t h o u g h t l e s s w o r d?We r e u n f o u n d e d r umo r s h e a r d?

A l l m y p r om i s e s w e r e t r u e .I h a d n am e d a s t a r f o r y o u .

Wh e r e t h e r e ' s l i f e t h e y s a y t h e r e ' s h o p e .F o r t h e s l i g h t e s t s t r a n d I g r o p e .

I ' l l k e e p c a n d l e s b u r n i n g b r i g h t ,H o p i n g y o u ' l l r e t u r n o n e n i g h t .

H e r e I ' l l w a i t a n d h e r e I ' l l s t a yT i l l f o r e v e r a n d a d a y .

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I t h a s b e e n s a i dT h e s u n i s r e d ,

B u t l i g h t i s w h i t e ,E x c e p t a t n i g h t .

I t h a s b e e n k n ownWh e n s e e d s a r e s own

T h a t p l a n t s w i l l g r ow ,E x c e p t i n s n ow .

I t h a s b e e n s e e nT h a t l e a v e s a r e g r e e n ,

E x c e p t i n f a l lWh e n t r e e s g r ow b a l d .

I t h a s b e e n h e a r d ,T o l d b y a b i r d ,

T h a t h o u r s a r e sw e e tWh e n e v e r w e m e e t .

I t h a s b e e n f e l tWh e h tw o h e a r t s m e l tT h a t l o v e i n s t r e am s

W i l l f i l l t h e i r d r e am s .

HAS BEEN

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O L o v e , w h e r e a r e y o u h i d i n g?Wh e n w i l l y o u a p p e a r ?

Wh e r e a r e t h e h o u r s I c h e r i s h e d?T h o s e h o u r s wh e n y o u w e r e n e a r .

O J o y , w h y h a v e y o u l e f t m e?Wh y d o I wa l k a l o n e ?

Wh e r e a r e t h e r o s e - f i l l e d g a r d e n sN ow t h a t m y l o v e h a s g o n e ?

O S t a r s , a r e y o u s t i l l s h i n i n g?O Mo o n , w h e r e i s y o u r g l ow?

O S u n , w h e r e i s t h e b r i g h t n e s s ,T h e wa rm t h t h a t u s e d t o f l ow?

O L o v e , w h e n w i l l f i n d y o u?I t r u l y d o n o t k n ow .

P e r h a p s o n e d a y i n s p r i n g t im eA s e e d w i l l s t a r t t o g r ow .

HIDING LOVE

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A r o s e ,J u s t o n e r o s e ,

J u s t o n e r o s e f o r t h e e ;

A g l a n c e ,J u s t o n e g l a n c e ,

J u s t o n e g l a n c e f r om t h e e ;

A wo r d ,J u s t o n e w o r d ,

J u s t o n e w o r d o f l o v e ;A s t a r ,

J u s t o n e s t a r ,J u s t o n e s t a r a b o v e ;

O n e r o s e ,O n e g l a n c e ,O n e w o r d ,O n e s t a r

L e a d s m e t o y o uWh e r e ' e r y o u a r e .

ROSE, GLANCE, WORD, STAR

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A s o n n e t t o t h e w o n d e r o f y o u r sm i l e ,T h a t sm i l e t h a t c r own s t h e b e a u t y o f y o u r f a c e ,

U n s u r p a s s e d i n a l l o f t im e a n d s p a c e , T h e r a d i a n t r e f u l g e n c e o f a c h i l d .

C om e c l o s e t h a t I m a y m a r v e l f o r awh i l e .Wo u l d I n o t p a y a f o r t u n e f o r s u c h g r a c e ?Wou l d I n o t g i v e m y l i f e f o r o n e em b r a c e ?B u t I w o u l d d r e a d t h e s t i n g o f y o u r d e n i a l .

H ow c a n I m emo r i a l i z e i n p a i n tT h a t wh i c h c a n n o t b e c a p t u r e d w i t h a b r u s h ,T h o s e s u b t l e l i n e s o f s h y n e s s , d e a r b u t f a i n t ?

S i t s t i l l ! I mu s t b e c a r e f u l n o t t o r u s h .U n t i l t h e w o r l d r e v e r e s y o u a s a s a i n t ,

A l l w i l l l o o k o n y o u i n aw e - f i l l e d h u s h .

LEONARDO TO MONA LISA

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DREAM BALLAD

A s a i l o r a n d m a i d e n s t o o d s a y i n g g o o d b y e .H e m a d e h e r a p r om i s e , h a n d l i f t e d o n h i g h ,

" I w i l l r e t u r n t o y o u , d e a r , ' l e s s I d i e . "

C a l l i n g m e , c a l l i n g m e , t h e o c e a n b l u e .Wh e n I h a v e s e e n t h e w h o l e w o r l d t h r o u g h ,T h e n I w i l l c om e b a c k , m y d e a r , f o r y o u .

C u t f r om i t s m o o r i n g t h e v e s s e l w a s f r e e .P r o u d l y i t c a s t o f f a n d s a i l e d t o t h e s e a

T a k i n g t h e s a i l o r t o h i s d e s t i n y .

C a l l i n g m e , c a l l i n g m e , t h e o c e a n b l u e .Wh e n I h a v e s e e n t h e w h o l e w o r l d t h r o u g h ,T h e n I w i l l c om e b a c k , m y d e a r , f o r y o u .

O u t o n t h e o c e a n t h e t a l l s h i p w e n t d own .S u r e l y a n d s a d l y t h e y o u n g ma n d i d d r own .

T h e s e w e r e t h e l a s t w o r d s h i s c o l d l i p s d i d s o u n d :

C a l l i n g m e , c a l l i n g m e , t h e o c e a n b l u e .Wh e n I h a v e s e e n t h e w h o l e w o r l d t h r o u g h ,T h e n I w i l l c om e b a c k , m y d e a r , f o r y o u .

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C r y i n g , t h e m a i d e n s a t d own b y t h e s h o r e ;O u t o n t h e wa t e r t h e r e o p e n e d a d o o r ,

A n d f r om t h a t d a y s h e wa s s e e n n e v e r m o r e .

C a l l i n g m e , c a l l i n g m e , t h e o c e a n b l u e .Wh e n I h a v e s e e n t h e w h o l e w o r l d t h r o u g h ,T h e n I w i l l c om e b a c k , m y d e a r , f o r y o u .

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TO LOVE TOO MUCH

O n e c a n n o t l o v e w i t h h a l f a h e a r t ;N o wo r d s b e g i n , n o mu s i c s t a r t .

Wh e n e y e s f i r s t m e e t a n d l i p s f i r s t t o u c h . . .E a c h t h o u g h t o f y o u h a s b e e n o f s u c h .

Two h e a r t s i n l o v e mu s t o v e r f l owT o r e a c h t h e h e i g h t s w h e r e r o s e b u d s g r ow .

H ow c a n w e k n ow t h a t l o v e i s t r u e ,U n l e s s i t l a s t s a l i f e t im e t h r o u g h?

Wh e n n e a r o r f a r , o u r h e a r t s e n tw i n e ,N o t b o u n d e d b y c o n s t r a i n t s o f t im e .

T o l o v e t o o mu c h d o e s n o t e x i s tWh e n i t i s s e a l e d b y y o u r sw e e t k i s s .

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D o I w o r s h i p a n i l l u s i o n?D o I s e e w h a t i s n ' t t h e r e ?

I s i t o n l y sm o k e a n d m i r r o r sE v e r y t im e I s t o p a n d s t a r e ?

D i d a s t a r f a l l d own f r om h e a v e n?D i d a r a i n b ow j u s t a p p e a r ,

T h o u g h t h e r e w e r e n o c l o u d s a b o v eA n d n o t h u n d e r d i d I h e a r ?

Wh y d o a l l t h e t r e e s h a v e b l o s s om sE v e r y s e a s o n o f t h e y e a r ?

Wh y d o I h e a r l o v e l y mu s i cA n y t im e t h a t y o u a r e n e a r ?

D o m y o p e n e y e s d e c e i v e m e?C o u l d t h i s m a g i c a l l b e t r u e ?Y e s , b e c a u s e y o u a r e a n a n g e l

A l l t h e s e t h i n g s , m y l o v e , a r e y o u .

ILLUSION?

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T h e m a s t e r o f t h e s o n n e t wa s S h a k e s p e a r e .D i d h e t h e mu s e E r o t i c a b e f r i e n d?

D i d h e s om e v o i c e f r om wa y b a c k y o n d e r h e a r ,S u c h wo r d s o f l o v e f l ow e d f o r t h f r om h i s q u i l l p e n ?

S om e s a y i t wa s a g i f t f r om Ma r l ow e ' s h a n d ; 'S u r e l y a m a s t e r p o e t i n h i s own r i g h t .

B u t t h i s f i n e r u s e t h e a g e s w o n ' t l e t s t a n d .T h e i r w o r k s s o d i f f e r a s t h e d a y f r om n i g h t .

F r om wh e n c e d i d s u c h i n s p i r e d l i n e s s p r i n g f r e e ?S om e s a y i t wa s h i s l o v e f o r M i s t r e s s A n n .

P e r h a p s s om e o n e h e k e p t a m y s t e r y .Wh i c h e v e r l o v e , i t d o t h t h e a g e s s p a n .

A n d wh y d o I w r i t e s o n n e t s t o m y l o v e ?B e c a u s e I h e a r sw e e t w h i s p e r s f r om a b o v e .

SONNET

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D o I l o v e y o u?Y o u k n ow I d o ,

a n d a lwa y s w i l l , d e a r .Wh e n t h i n g s g o w r o n g ,Wr a p p e d i n y o u r a rm s .

I w o u l d e s c a p e t h i s w o r l d o f c a r e .I ' d d o m y b e s t ,S t a n d a n y t e s t

W i t h y o u b e s i d e m e .S a y y o u ' l l b e m i n e ,A n d w e w i l l f i n d

A wo r l d o f l o v e e t e r n a l l y .

DO I LOVE YOU?

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F r om s h a d ow t o s h a d ow I c r e e p ,R e p u g n a n t t o a l l I m i g h t m e e t .

F o r I am a c r e a t u r e o f n i g h t ,d e s p a i r i n g o f a l l t h a t i s b r i g h t .

I s h u d d e r i n f e a r o f t h e d a yWh e n s u n l i g h t w i l l s e n d m e awa y .

I s d a r k n e s s a l o n e a l l I s e e k ?N o , c om f o r t i n g wo r d s I e n t r e a t .

I f l y t o t h e wa rm t h o f y o u r r o omI n h o p e y o u w i l l f a l l a s l e e p s o o n .

E a c h n i g h t I a d o r e y o u r sw e e t f a c e ,T h e f a i r e s t o f a l l o f y o u r r a c e .

F a r o f f I h a v e h e a r d t h e c o c k c r ow .I t p u l l s m e awa y . I mu s t g o .

G o o d n i g h t n ow , g o o d n i g h t , m y d e a r l o v e .Ma y o n e d a y w e m e e t u p a b o v e .

SPRITE IN LOVE

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I c a n n o t s l e e p ;I c o u n t t h e h o u r s .T h e mu s e o f s l e e p

H a s l o s t h e r p ow e r s .

T h e n i g h t i s d a r k ;T h e m o o n ' s awa y .

W i l l m y l o v e c om eA t b r e a k o f d a y?

O u t o n t h e s e aI h e a r t h e b e l l

T h a t s o u n d e d wh e nH e s a i d f a r ew e l l .

T h a t d u t y c a l l e dT o h im wa s s u r e ,

A s h e s t o o d f r am e dW i t h i n t h e d o o r .

I u n d e r s t o o dH i s r e a s o n s w e l l :T o f i g h t a g a i n s t

T h e h o a r d s f r om H e l l .

WAITING

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B u t I am l e f tT o b e a r t h i s p a i n ,

T i l l h e r e t u r n sT o m e a g a i n .

H ow ma n y m i l e sA c r o s s t h e s e a ?

H ow ma n y d a y s Awa y f r om m e?

A n d n ow i n t h i sD e s e r t e d r o om ,I wa i t i n f e a r ,

S o r r ow a n d g l o om .

I p r a y d awn b r i n g sA n e n v e l o p e .

F o r i n t h e l i g h tT h e r e ' s a lwa y s h o p e .

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Y o u k n ow m e n o t .Y o u n e v e r w i l l .

I p a s s e d y o u o n c eA t o p t h e h i l l .

T h e t h o u g h t o f y o uH a u n t s m y m i n d s t i l l .

Wh y o n t h a t d a y?Wh y i n t h a t p l a c eMy e y e s s aw o n e

I ' l l n e v e r em b r a c e ,E ' e n i f I c o u l d

My s t e p s r e t r a c e ?

O h , F a t e , h ow c r u e lC o u l d y o u b e

T o l e t m y e y e sS u c h b e a u t y s e eJ u s t o n c e i n a l l

E t e r n i t y ?

YOU KNOW ME NOT

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H ow f i c k l e i s t h i s t h i n g t h e w o r l d c a l l s l o v e .I t f l i t s f r om h e a r t t o h e a r t .

A s f i r e p l a c e s w i t h n o l o g s t o b u r n ,I t l a c k s t h e f u e l t o s t a r t .

L i k e b u t t e r f l i e s t h a t f l u t t e r i n t h e f i e l d ,A l l k n a v e s o f n e c t a r t h e f t ,

C o n c e a l i n g n o p r e t e n s e a t f a i t h f u l n e s s ,T h e y l e a v e e a c h b u d b e r e f t .

O f i c k l e L o v e , a T r u e r n am e f o r t h e eMo s t s u r e l y i s C a p r i c e .

A k e y o f g o l d b e s i d e a n em p t y c a g eH a s n o t h i n g t o r e l e a s e .

S o c h i l d l i k e i n y o u r i n n o c e n c e t h a t d a yWh e n f i r s t o u r l o v e wa s b o r n ,

A n d t h o u g h y o u s a y y o u ’ r e m i n e wh i l e s t a r s l o o k d own ,Wh om w i l l y o u l o v e c om e m o r n?

LOVE, THY NAME IS CAPRICE

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MOON GIFT

T o t e l l t h e t r u t h I d o n o t k n owJu s t wh y i t i s I l o v e y o u s o .

L o n g y e a r s b e f o r e y o u c am e m y wa yI k n ew t h a t y o u wo u l d c om e s om e d a y .

Wh i l e m a n y o t h e r s c am e a l o n gWh o s a n g a n d d a n c e d a p r e t t y s o n g ,

N o t o n e wa s e v e r i n m y d r e am sO r t o u c h e d m y l o n g i n g h e a r t i t s e em s .

I k n ow h ow c r a z y i t m u s t s o u n d : T o j u s t o n e im a g e I wa s b o u n d .S o I k e p t l o o k i n g y e a r b y y e a r ,

N o t d o u b t i n g o n e d a y y o u ’ d a p p e a r .

O n e n i g h t a s I s t o o d n e a t h t h e m o o n ,I k n ew t h a t y o u ’ d b e c om i n g s o o n .

O u t f r om m y h e a r t t h e r e f l ow e d a p r a y e r .I t u r n e d a n d y o u w e r e s t a n d i n g t h e r e .

T h o u g h n o t t h e h a n d s om e s t o f m e n ,Y o u r f a c e r e v e a l e d t h e l o v e w i t h i n .

A n d t h o u g h I d i d n o t k n ow y o u r n am e ,I k n ew i t wa s f o r m e y o u c am e .

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A p r i n c e f r om s om e e n c h a n t e d l a n d ,Y o u r e a c h e d o u t g i v i n g m e y o u r h a n d .

I n t u r n I g a v e t o y o u m y h e a r t .A t l a s t y o u ’ d c om e : T h e o n e I ' d s o u g h t .

N ow ma n y m o o n s h a v e c r o s s e d t h e s k y .S t i l l , t h e r e ’ s o n e t r u t h I c a n ’ t d e n y .O n t h a t f i r s t n i g h t , I k n ow i t ’ s t r u e :

I t wa s t h e m o o n t h a t g a v e m e y o u .

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WEDDING VOW

I c a n n o t p e e r i n t o y o u r h e a r t .W i t h i n i t s d e p t h s l o v e ’ s f l am e s a r e w r o u g h t .

I c a n n o t r e a d wh a t ’ s i n y o u r m i n d .T h a n y o u r s , w h o s e t h o u g h t s a r e m o r e b e n i g n?

I c a n n o t s e e w h a t y o u r e y e s s e e .Wo u l d t h e y p e r c e i v e n o n e e l s e b u t m e .

I c a n n o t p e n e t r a t e y o u r d r e am s .I p r a y t h e y f l ow d own p e a c e f u l s t r e am s .

I c a n ’ t c o n c e a l w h a t ’ s i n m y h e a r t :M y p l e d g e t h a t w e w i l l n e v e r p a r t .

I m u s t c o n f e s s w h a t ’ s i n m y m i n d :A v ow t h a t w i l l f o r e v e r b i n d .

C a n y o u n o t s e e w h a t m y e y e s s e e :T h i s v i s i o n G o d h a s g i v e n m e?

B e l i e v e t h a t w h a t I s a y i s t r u e :I ’ l l d r e am o f y o u m y wh o l e l i f e t h r o u g h .

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SCOTTISH BALLAD

’ T w a s d own t h e l a n e w h e r e l i l a c s g r owO f wh i c h I s i n g t h i s s o n g I k n ow .

W i t h i n a c o t t a g e t r imm e d i n g r e e nT h e r e l i v e d a l a s s w h o h a d a d r e am .

S h e d r e am t a b o u t t h e b o y n e x t d o o r .E a c h p a s s i n g d a y s h e l o v e d h im m o r e .

A f i e l d b e tw e e n t h e i r h o u s e s l a y ,A n d t h u s i t i s u n t i l t h i s d a y .

H i s n am e wa s P a t r i c k o f t h e B r own e s ,T h e l a r g e s t c l a n o f n e a r b y t own s .

T h e l a s s wa s L a u r i e o f t h e Mo o r e s ,A n am e r e n own e d u p o n t h o s e s h o r e s .

E a c h d a y h e f o l l ow e d h e r f r om s c h o o l ,B u t c am e n o c l o s e r a s a r u l e .

S o , o n e d a y s h e s t o p p e d a t h e r g a t e ,D e c i d i n g t h e r e t h a t s h e w o u l d wa i t .

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B u t P a t r i c k s im p l y j u s t wa l k e d b yA n d wo u l d n o t l o o k h e r i n t h e e y e .

P o o r L a u r i e f e l t h e r h e a r t h e b r o k e ,S i n c e n o t a w o r d t o h e r h e s p o k e .

“ N ow , P a t r i c k , y o u j u s t wa i t a n d s e e .O n e d a y I ’ l l m a k e y o u m a r r y m e . ”

S h e wa s a s l o v e l y a s wa s b r i g h tA n d p l a n n e d t o m a k e h im r u e t h a t s l i g h t .

W i t h t h a t t h e p l o t h a d n ow b e g u n .S h e wa s t h e l a s t g i r l h e w o u l d s h u n .

T o t r a p a m a n i s a f i n e a r t ,A n d s h e s e t o u t t o w i n h i s h e a r t .

Wh a t L a u r i e h a d n o wa y t o k n ow :S h e ’ d w o n h i s h e a r t o n c e l o n g a g o .

Wh e n s h e wa l k e d b y w i t h h e a d h e l d h i g h ,H e ’ d t u r n t o l o o k b u t o n t h e s l y .

Wh e n e ’ r e s h e s t o o d w i t h i n t h e d o o r ,S h e g r ew mo r e l o v e l y t h a n b e f o r e .

H i s e y e s h e c o u l d n o t c l o s e a t n i g h t ,I f ‘ c r o s s t h e f i e l d t h e r e s h o n e a l i g h t .

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Wh i l e m o s t s u c c e s s f u l wa s h e r s c h em e ,' T wa s n o t h e r w i s h t o b e s o m e a n .

S h e ’ d f i n d a wa y i t c o u l d o c c u rF o r h im t o t h i n k h e h a d c a u g h t h e r .

O n e d a y a s s h e wa l k e d d own t h e h a l l ,I n f r o n t o f h im s h e t o o k a f a l l .

H e h a d t o s t o p a n d h e l p h e r u p .T o h im t h i s wa s t h e b e s t o f l u c k .

T h e f i e l d b e tw e e n s aw s n ow a n d g r a s sWh i l e m a n y s e a s o n s c am e t o p a s s .

A s s h e wa l k e d s l ow l y d own t h e a i s l e ,H e r v e i l c o n c e a l e d a f u r t i v e sm i l e .

T h e v ow s h e m a d e h a d n ow c om e t r u e ,A n d t h e r e wa s n o t h i n g h e c o u l d d o .

F o r o n t h i s d a y i t wa s a f a c tT h a t i n h e r wa y s h e p a i d h im b a c k .

A k i n d a n d g e n t l e m a n wa s h eA n d d e e p l y l o v e d h im e v e r s h e ,

N o t k n ow i n g wh y h e ’ d p a s s e d h e r b y .' T w a s n o t i l l m a n n e r s . H e wa s s h y .

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THE LAST ONE

H e l i k e d t o l o o k a t o l d p h o t o s ,R e c a l l i n g k i n a n d f a v o r i t e f r i e n d s .

I t wa s n o s e c r e t t h a t h e k n ewT h a t e v e r y g o o d t h i n g s om e d a y e n d s .

A s h e l e a f e d f r om p a g e t o p a g e ,H e ’ d sm i l e i n s p i t e o f f a i l i n g s i g h t ,

I n f o rm i n g u s n ow a n d a g a i nO n e d a y h e ’ d l e a v e u s i n t h e n i g h t .

H i s l a s t b e s t p a l l e f t m o n t h s a g o .F o r h o u r s t h e y ’ d t a l k e d o u t i n t h e y a r d .

A f t e r t h a t , h e d i d n ’ t t a l k mu c h .W e k n ew t h a t o n e h a d h i t h im h a r d .

S om e m e n h e k n ew f r om c h i l d h o o d d a y s .T h e y a l l g r ew u p i n t h i s o l d t own ;

A n d wh e n t h e i r j o b s d r ew t h em a p a r t ,T h e r e wa s a t i e t h a t k e p t t h em b o u n d .

‘ C o u r s e e a c h o n e h a d a h o s t o f k i d s‘ B o u t wh om t h e y a l l f o u n d t im e t o b r a g ,

E x c e p t , t h a t i s , o l d j i l t i n g J o h n ,Wh o wa s t h e o n l y l o n e l y s t a g .

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E a c h o n e i n s i s t e d h e h a d w e dT h e b r i g h t e s t a n d m o s t l o v e l y b r i d e

T h a t G o d h a d e v e r m a d e f o r m a n ,A n d H e h a d l e d h e r t o h i s s i d e .

I ’ l l s a y o n e t h i n g ‘ b o u t m y g r a n d p a :H e n e v e r wa s o n e t o d e s p a i r .

H e k n ew t h e d a y wa s c om i n g wh e nH e ’ d g r e e t h i s p a l s u p i n t h e a i r .

I f y o u r g r a n d p a i s w i t h y o u s t i l l ,T h o u g h d e a f a n d n e a r l y b l i n d ,

C h e r i s h t h e w i s d om o f h i s w o r d s .T h e s e a r e t h e g i f t s h e ’ l l l e a v e b e h i n d .

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THE THINGS I LOVE

C o n s i d e r i n g t h e t h i n g s I l o v eO n e a r t h b e l ow a n d h e a v e n a b o v e :

I l o v e t h e s o u n d o f s p r i n g t im e r a i n ,T h e p r om i s e o f r i p e f i e l d s o f g r a i n .

I l o v e a b a lm y s umm e r ’ s d a y ,T h e f i e l d s wh e r e c h i l d r e n r u n a n d p l a y .

I l o v e t h e a u t umn ’ s b r i l l i a n t h u e s ,A h i l l t o p ’ s p a n o r am i c v i ew s .

I l o v e t h e w i n t e r ’ s g l i s t e n i n g s n ow ,T h e s p r i n k l e s t h a t h e l p f l ow e r s g r ow .

I l o v e t h e s t r e am s t h a t r u s h t h r o u g h t ownAn d f a l l s w h e r e wa t e r c a s c a d e s d own .

I l o v e t h e w o o d l a n d ’ s s t a lwa r t t r e e s ,T h e g e n t l e w i n d s t h a t t i c k l e l e a v e s .

I l o v e t h e wa v e s t h a t sw e e p t h e b e a c hA n d t e r n s t h a t s t r i d e j u s t o u t o f r e a c h .

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I l o v e b l u e s k i e s w h e r e w h i t e c l o u d s f l ow ,T h e s u n s e t ’ s r a d i a n t r e d g l ow .

I l o v e t h e s t a r s t h a t b l i n k a t n i g h t ,T h e m o o n ’ s f a c e w i t h i t s s o f t e r l i g h t .

I l o v e t o s e e w e e b a b i e s n a pWh i l e r e s t i n g o n t h e i r m o t h e r s ’ l a p .

I l o v e t h e s t r a n g e r s I ’ v e n o t m e t .M y f am i l y , f r i e n d s I c h e r i s h y e t .

A n d s i n c e r e l y a s i t s o u n d s ,M y l o v e i s g i v e n w i t h o u t b o u n d s .

B u t t h e r e i s o n e a b o v e t h e r e s tI mu s t c o n f e s s I l o v e t h e b e s t .

I l o v e t h e O n e Wh o f i r s t l o v e d m e .M y h e a r t i s H i s e t e r n a l l y .

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L o v e f l ow s o u t i n a l l d i r e c t i o n s .H i g h e r , h i g h e r i t a s c e n d s

O ' e r t h e m o u n t a i n s , o ' e r t h e o c e a n sT o a r e a lm t h a t n e v e r e n d s .

C a r r i e d b y t h e wa v e s , i t l a n d s o nE v e r y s h o r e a n d e v e r y b e a c h .

Wa l l s c a n n o t im p e d e i t s e n t r a n c e .T h e r e ' s n o l a n d i t c a n n o t r e a c h .

R i d i n g o n t h e t i d e s a n d c u r r e n t s ,Sw i f t i t m o v e s t o c l im e s b e l ow .B r i n g i n g w i t h i t h e a r t s o n f i r eT o t h e w o r l d o f i c e a n d s n ow .

T u r n i n g t o t h e l a n d s o f s u n r i s e ,Wh e r e b u t i n t h e s t o r i e d E a s t

C o u l d t h e l o v e l y d a n c i n g ma i d e n sC e l e b r a t e t h e l o v e g o d ' s f e a s t ?

U p a b o v e t h e A r c t i c C i r c l e ,B a r r e n s t e p p e l a n d s o f t h e N o r t h ,F r o z e n f j o r d s a n d f r i g i d v a l l e y sM e l t b e f o r e t h e N o r d i c h e a r t h .

LOVE FLOWS OUT

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A r t a n d mu s i c , d a n c e a n d d r amaS p e a k o f l o v e t h em e s i n t h e W e s t .O v e r l a k e s a n d f i e l d s a n d f o r e s t s ,L o v e c l im b s t o t h e h i g h e s t c r e s t .

L o v e m o v e s t h r o u g h t h e swa y i n g p a lm t r e e sO n t h e i s l a n d s o f t h e S o u t h .

T h e r e g r ow s f r u i t t h a t s t i r s t h e p a s s i o n ,F r u i t t h a t c h a rm s a l o v e r ' s m o u t h .

L o v e o f f r i e n d s a n d l o v e o f f am i l yT e l l s u s l o v e b e g i n s a t b i r t h .

L o v i n g G o d a n d a l l H e g i v e s u s ,L o v e e n v e l o p e s a l l t h e e a r t h .

Y e s , l o v e f l ow s i n a l l d i r e c t i o n s ;B u t , a t f i r s t , a l l l o v e c am e d own .

P o u r e d o u t f r om t h e H e a r t o f J e s u s , F r om t h e w o u n d s b e n e a t h H i s c r own .

J e s u s t a u g h t u s , " L o v e My F a t h e r ,H e w h o m a d e h e a v e n a n d e a r t h . "Y e s ,w e a r e t o l o v e H i s F a t h e r ,

B e c a u s e H i s F a t h e r l o v e d u s f i r s t .

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T h e g r e a t e s t l o v e c a n o n l y c om e

f r om t h e g r e a t e s t l o v e r .T h e g r e a t e s t g i f t

c a n o n l y c om e f r om t h e g r e a t e s t g i v e r .

Wh e n i t i s y o u r s f o r t h e a s k i n g ,Wh y wo u l d y o u w i s h

a l e s s e r l o v e ?Wh y wo u l d y o u s e e k

a sm a l l e r g i f t ?J e s u s o f f e r s y o u b o t h .

A c c e p t t h em .

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