Petals

What need have I for romance 

in the flickering lights of candles 

and the sheen of raindrops

 glistening on the petals of love ? 

Do angels not serenade the morning sun

Even for those who walk a solitary path?  

Does birdsong ring silent to lone souls  

Do the waves not ebb and flow for all to see, 

Do still waters only shimmer for lovers? 

Does music not soothe the sole soul? 

Do our hearts remain untouched by its soft notes? 

Caressing like feathers in the wind,

Lifting us high above the mortal plain, 

Healing wounds, washing away pain.

Do the world's wonders play shy

Masking their loveliness away from our eye

A glimpse caught only by souls entwined

 Or may I be left breathless at beauty's door? 

Can my heart not dance 

to the beat of a thousand solitary drums

echoing the sound of my heartbeat

like the fluttering wings of a dove

softly caressing like sunshine.

Floating alone but not lonely, 

Delighting in the world's beauty

Unfettered by humdrum monotony

A butterfly floating in the crisp cool breeze of life.