Poem Study: An Old Love

The thought of you fills my mind, all consuming. 

A shining radiance at all times beautiful 

You must be a dream, an angelic being. 

And yet there you sit, simply irrefutable. 

Your eyes are twin sapphires, piercing my heart 

And yet I do not tremble at their searching gaze 

my soul will lie bare before your seeking artAnd the joy of this knowledge sets my heart ablaze 

How could I describe you? My heart cries this out, 

A honeydew blossom draped in the morning dew 

A fox, coy and violent, deadly throughout 

A woman, godly, wise and beautiful are you

How could I be loved by one so very lovely

I do not dare discover the answer 

Lest the mystery cease and in the discovery

You know the foolishness of loving a fool like me