Awoke in Love

My friend once told me

Love is like a dream

Strewn rose petal pathways

And sand soft as cream

Blue green meadows

Sprinkled with dew

Whispering winds

That whisper How d'ya do's?

Tall oaks with plain shade

But enchanted lullaby's

Fruit full of flavor

Cornstalks and fireflies

I said plainly,

Tis truly a lie!

Till he picked me up gently

And we flew to the sky

I flew with him til

My cheeks were bright as day

When the moon came up slowly

The stars shooed the sun away

And soft as a breeze

My heart did flutter

When I stepped in the ocean

And slipped like as butter

For I fell in a reverie

Full of pixies and such

When Love did talk to me

And whispered, I love you this much.

I love you like cherries

That burst in your mouth,

I love you like wisteria

That blossom down South,

I love you like dolphins

Love to jump free,

I love you like tall pine

So high beyond that you can see,

I love you like a mountain

Loves to drink from the sky,

I love you as sweet gentle truth

That betrays the worst lie.

But as I crossed

The green hills so favored

It is that moment in choice

I will forever savor,

For as I awoke

In the morning divine

I saw all the beauties

In the bright sunshine

I awoke in love

And as I turned around

It was to see a smile

I have yet not found

For as love is as mystical

As mystical can be

It is my dream pleasant

That forever belongs to me.

by MaryLynn Hingano