A Fragile Flower

Love is likened unto a fragile flower, which can be so easily crushed,
By ones who try to hold too tightly, to the fragility of a silenced hushed,
Boldly taken, roughly, petals crushed beneath a harsh deed or word,
Hold love gently, not as though to take, but let it be given in a voice unheard.
Love is so precious, hold it firmly, but let its strength softly show,
The tenderness of a touch, or the look in ones eyes, let it flow,
Please never crush it, true love isn’t jealous, neither does it demand,
But follows with all the love there is to a gentle, kindly hand.
wrote me long ago, about this true caring kind of love,
Said no silver or golden band could hold back the kind given from above,
No castle halls to wander through, but the halls of give and take,
And like a delicate flower with aromatic power, this kind of love we’ll make.
He once wrote, that nothing could be more wonderful in his whole life,
Than coming home to his flower of sorts, a sweet and gentle, loving wife,
Who held him not in bounds, but softly made crowns of love, as of thistledown,
Each and every day to stand beside him, coming home is what he found.
The romance and beauty of this strong love, like a delicate, fragile flower,
Will keep your loved one home by your side, hour, after hour,
As the aromatic beauty comes on in and touches a heart that way,
No iron or steel could break it, it will keep on growing, each and every day.

Copyright © Pearlie Duncan Walker