To awaken
Untethered, to plights of old
As a new haven glimmers
From a light spawned afar

Upon the meekest soil
I’ve christened as home
Where the trees beckon: fellowship!
And the currents sigh: romance

To obtain
Treasured affection
Unwavering and untroubled

To grieve
With honest sorrow
At the blistering surge of loss

If only
I’d relish
In this steaming illusion
Of pristine emotion
Found only
Entwined by dreams