I wooed her ear with ‘lovely flowers grow’

And followed softly, ‘love shall ever be;’

Then swept into a deep and stronger flow

Of hidden currents coursing yet unseen.

So wending on to ‘loyalty and hope,

Two hearts that float abreast as ever one

Where in such union souls shall never mope

Or stay too long beneath a clouded sun…’

Life is a golden river drawn by time

Meandering its way unto the main

With many crooked obstacles that bind;

Crags, snags and oxbows set to but detain.

Paired hearts that share true love along this course

Abide together—for better or worse.