After the fierce midsummer all ablaze
Has burned itself to ashes, and expires
In the intensity of its fires,
There come the mellow, mild, St. Martin days
Crowned with the calm of peace, but sad with haze.
So after Love has led us, till he tires
Of his throes, and torments, and desires,
Comes large-eyed Friendship: with a restful gaze.
He beckons us to follow, and across
Cool verdant vales we wander free from care.
Is it a touch of frost lies in the air?
Why are we haunted by a sense of loss?
We do not wish the pain back, or the heat;
And yet, and yet, these days are incomplete.
You bring the sunshine to my rain.
You give me love when I feel pain.
Love sits on my shoulder and whispers in my ear.
It tells me how you love me and the word
I hope you find
the one who quiets
the screams.
I hope you find
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I thought that I was chasing dreams
While I was walking down those fast streams.
Silly love-struck smiles
There's only one true style
Clueless and happy
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You came into my life so quick
A beautiful friendship happened in a wink
My feeli
The wind whistles past my ears.
Closing my eyes, I lose all my fears.
The waves c
We didn't grow up together.
We didn't start as friends.
When we first got togethe
When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaningful walk,
Your kindness has been blessed to me
From the stars above.
Your words all fill my
