So Much In Love, So Lost By Love

SO MUCH IN LOVE, SO LOST BY LOVE

Verse By Willys Watson

　

1.

SO MUCH IN LOVE:     

So much in love was I, at one time,                 

that no cloud dared claim it’s birthright to darken the sky,                      

no stone ever turned upward to obstruct my journey                            

and the guardian angels blushed from the path I took.                      

So much in love was I, at one time,

that, though with few coins to line my pockets, my heart had              

crowned me a rightful prince and the streets of the kingdom

displayed the colors of grand and noble intentions.                             

So much in love was I, at one time,

that I rendered my heartfelt soul to this maiden fair:                                   

who graciously accepted it as a down-payment,                                   

and then withdrew her affections to her chamber door

until a time when my pockets would become laden.                              

So much in love was I, at one time,

that I lay waste to my poetic spirit, and cast     

aside canvas and pen, embracing the worldly prize                               

of certainty and outcome, of copper and silver,

until a time when her heart was softened by gold’s warmth.                  

So much in love was I, at one time,

that I allowed my passion to become a w***e’s heart

and, knowing that my true love was bartered at best, found

little of joy, comfort or pride in these towered walls.

　

2.

SO LOST BY LOVE:

So lost by love was I, at one time,

that I offered over castle and kingdom, treasures

to some, burdens to others, in order to regain

the true gifts that my soul had once foolishly banished,

asking nothing from her, not even the tarnished crown,

except the one thing she valued the least of all, my heart.

This heart, damaged but still hopeful, was returned to me,

and with it came back the spirit, the muse and the voice.