No word remains with me <br />Long enough to call my own <br />And as soon as it is repeated, <br />It is forever gone... <br /> <br />If it is my intention, <br />I might strike the proper note <br />And set the air quivering <br />With a heart-ache's antidote... <br /> <br />But love has wings to fly, <br />Fluttering things take take the sky, <br />Scarcely a moment on Earth <br />Dabbling the air with mirth... <br /> <br />Joy will soon run away <br />And you cannot capture it again <br />But you may hold in your palm <br />A feather pricked today... <br /> <br />If love seems out of sight, <br />Recall a tune or a word, <br />Sliding down an aura of light, <br />A melody coming from above...<br /><br />Romeo Della Valle<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-i-have-the-blues/
