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love lingers not where mercy hides
but grows where faith & compassion resides
hate burns beneath tempests rage
forgiveness the voice of a calming sage
envy rejoices in company kept
and greed follows with hungry contempt
heed not the warning sign
so unto peril shall you resign
Before the fulgid embers of days new light,
night claims its deepest sable.
Where folly tempts turmoils play and clarity befalls deceit like impotent prey.
Lingering torments revisit to scorn until reprieve arrives at dawn.
So shield within loves armor steady as a girded gable.
As Love is the breath of life,
so Hope is the water.
As Wisdom nourishes minds and souls,
so Faith fills the spirit.
Along life's road always farther than me,
with grandeur conjured from simplicity.
Nary a fret, bouyed stoically
cheering away all melancholy.
Matters of import so delicately defined,
from vases of lilac to mountains climbed.
Both anchor and sail
mother dear, you paved my trail.
A moment revisited
A revery of lament
Of loves unrequited
Of chances misspent
To words left unspoken
To wishes yet begotten
For all vows broken
For miseries unforgotten
Here fate may be escaped
Here lays hopes reflection
Now choice is reshaped
Now destiny takes new direction