Love Poem: Love To the Grave

Love To the Grave

Love to the Grave

A stable boy had entered in her heart 
Concealed beneath the forage hay at night
His troubling eyes that seemed so dim and dark 
Her hands tease through his hair so wavy rich 
But he’s a stable boy and can’t compete 

Though royal blood does course within her veins
False statements will protect her noble name
What scents of horses in the air suggest
A secret meeting in the barn required
The opposition banish him from her

Affluent family removed love she found
Now she’ll just marry the rich boy down town
It’s a happy life silk dresses for her
But his name and memories still remain
Length of time has passed and her heart grows cold

Crying out for him everyone’s aware 
Knowing he hears her utterance of cries 
Homecoming at her bedside love he brings 
Carries her as their souls unite once more
Inescapable love was theirs always

Lastly they breathe their last breaths together
Entangled ghosts depart as they exhale 
Departing to the hills of misty skies 
Within safety and no separation 
To the barn where their first encounter met
  

Margaret Franceschini
August 9, 2014