Some say the oriental moon
bodes well for redemption
and for travelers who seek
the princess of stars and moons
she resides within the scent of roses
that climb her walls
and want her charm to compliment
their own beauty and fragility
who can match her
subtle petals
as stalwart sadness resists
the suitor who abandons hope
but finds that in surrender
renewal is kismet and
completion as they walk
hand in hand breathless but breathing
in the glory of connection

the apache kid