AUTUMN LOVE

Love within the autumn colors
hues of reds and yellows and brown
and that your lips kissed me
so delicate as a spring butterfly

Within my chest a swirl and ache
begging to never leave this moment
frozen within my heart and mind
this memory within ancient amber tomb

The past of youth has visited again
as when my passion for love was new
Now forgetting past hurt and tears
No weariness or fault or hidden fear

To live and love one must always forgive
And trails of tears do bespeak
a heart that feels almost too much love
So I pray for strength and courage to live

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