pink nose kitten peeks
through bushes of roses red
shy my lover's blush 

summer breezes speak
murmuring his name aloud
sweetest memories 

if not for his face
winter would cover my heart 
forever frozen

my beautiful muse
without him storm clouds gather 
this soul cannot soar 

calm after the storm
rain barrel overflowing
love seeping away

dampening sunrise
promises of cold raindrops
my soul fights darkness 

icy raindrops fall
rudely tapping budding trees 
dying without him 

campfire flames beach 
dusk ocean waves competing 
signaling souls home 

beacon shouts harshly
we scramble toward a lighthouse 
calming our shoreline 

hurricane rages
waves chewing up our shoreline 
erosion of love