Encounter

My once thundering cares, 

Now whisper in the wind, 

As my heart no longer despairs, 

Of love, I have now been pinned.

Once, my fears laid siege to my heart 

Endlessly, and without end, 

Now, they have met eternal slumber, 

Beneath the warmth of a loving friend.

My hunger for peace is now satisfied, 

My thirst for rest now quenched, 

As my heart forever ties, 

With yours in a love entrenched.

Our meeting, a divine miracle, 

Like lightning in a bottle, 

An extraordinary spectacle, 

Of love that truly throttles.

You, who was a shelter in my storm, 

Provided respite to the torn, 

I was drawn in by your beauty, 

But sustained by your love.

 

Your words, like steps on a path, 

Lead me back to strength and light, 

Your joy amidst my sorrow's wrath, 

Nursed me back to health with all its might.

My lover and my friend, 

In you, I find my heart's content, 

A single encounter has led, 

To a lifetime of love's ascent.