My love for you is evaporating <br /> encompassing the world <br /> surrounding the outer atmosphere <br /> hoping to absorb through you <br /> <br /> My love for you stagnates <br /> within the depths of my spirit <br /> seeping through crevasses <br /> like the sap from a tapped maple tree <br /> <br /> As it flows to earthly grounds <br /> absorbing through the nearby soil <br /> nourishing the undergrowth <br /> while my roots slowly choke in the thirst <br /> <br /> Hazelwood, Hazel is still so magical <br /> mystifying my sensibilities <br /> bringing me to my last great hope <br /> rekindling life's complete pleasantry<br /><br />Dale Michael Abella<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hazelwood/