BURNING EMBER

There is no love truly lost
     It grows
          It changes
               It gets misplaced

The flame of new love burns ferocious
     Life is Love
          It simply engulfs us
               We cannot see beyond the flame

The ash begins to fall
     As a blanket of snow
          Insulates the earth below
               No longer engulfed in flame
                    Life has settled in

Who are you?
     Who am I?
          And where is our love
               From a time gone by?

The ash is thick and piled high
     Have our hearts grown cold?
          Please, draw me nigh

I pray, oh mighty winds of grace
     Blow through our lives
          And clear the ash
               Uncover for us
                    The ember of our first love burning

Well kept within the ash
     Ready to ignite anew
          Our love from once-upon-a-time
               Will surely see us through

Love is Life
     The Truth
          The Way
               May we ne'er again become dismayed

10/1/04
XXXO