summers wind- (private thoughts)

Gently the summer wind blew
On a swing he sits
Unseen he wept
Silently, for no more tears can flow
No greater sorrow has he known
Ever to compare this grief
Death, dark as a shadow upon him
Hath snatched his beloved
Only her memory lingers

Marietta’s cry from afar
Rip his heart in two
What ugly fate rise before
This sweet, innocent child
Alas! Never to know a mother’s love,
Never to hear sweet lullabies,
No one to counsel or guide
He needs to be all of those
Yet he had no strength alone

Then he saw her coming
Baby Marietta in her arms
She sits besides him silent
Gently, the summer wind blew
She of all understood his pain
And he knew why she came
“I did promise to love your child,
Long before she was born,
I come now to fulfil my vow”

As the summer wind blew
From when he met her first
Long forgotten years flash by
His first love, his true love
United in soul they were
Fate favour them once more
He knew he’ll find comfort,
In her arms again

For love of him she comes
For love of a motherless child
She remains
Her love surpasses all
Who can deny a woman’s love?
-by elizabeth haokip