Stranger

by

Richard James Van Der Draaij

A stranger into paradise,
The blessing is no small surprise
To someone with a guilty heart,
Who now knows that he too forms part
Of the fall and rise.

The way toward it lies unseen
Between the rough shapes, strange and green,
And trees don't offer cover
To loved one and the lover,
Yet splendid is the final scene.

Where sparkling waters bursting through,
The stone-rimmed walls 'round me and you,
Quench thirst we built up all along,
The way which made us both so strong
This place is Love, all fine and true.

We play like children in the Spring,
Both nude we hear a cherub sing
The gentle breeze is quite divine
My life is yours, your heart is mine,
Our treasure is a silver ring

Which shimmers in your hand,
The first thing when we found this land,
A blackbird could not steal
What linked-up lovers now can feel
While lying on the sand.

Our days are joyously serene
And quiet words are whisper'd here,
By trees and plants all gather'd 'round

The central crystal pond.

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from: Rapid City, SD, US

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