Fair Rose of All Seasons

Fair Rose of all seasons;

Long enamored of you,

The sun searches the daytime

Then searches anew,

Vainly hoping to snare you

In his gossamer light.

The stars in their towers

All relish the sight

Of your dark eyes gleaming

And the glint of your smile.

Forsaking the heavens,

They sail for a while

Close to a heart - all knowing,

Close to a soul of flame,

As the breezes caress you

And the seas speak your name.

But who knows your sadness

And the thorn of your eye,

Your laughter, your passion

And your heartrending sigh,

Or how your petals of velvet

Glisten with dew,

When pleasure and fury,

Are surging in you?

Who lusts for your kisses,

And thirsts for your touch?

Who keeps all your secrets

And needs you so much?

I ask you enchantress

As I fall to the ground;

Wounded and wanton;

By love for you downed.

The sun is my ally,

The stars are my kin

The breezes all hear me

The seas share my sin;

We want you, we fear you,

Without you we die,

But of all who desire you

None loves you like I!