Frances Fasano Alt
"Heartache"

I wandered lonely on the beach
Of multicolored sand
Envisioning the two of us
Walking hand in hand

Gazing out I saw the place,
Where low the three seas meet
Where ocean hues blend magically
Like hearts when lovers greet

I bent and scooped the sun warmed sand
And held it to my chest
Then opened up my palm and watched
The grains of love divest

Our love is strange and different
It does not stand a chance
No earthly manifestation
Can crest from our romance

The oceans and the years are vast
And time will not digress
The pain of heartaches ever real
Is all we can profess

Still we can hold these feelings
All bottled up inside
And pretend we never happened
Upon each others pride

But then our lives would be a lie
Our dreams a fairy tale
So we'll walk thru life with heartache
Insensate colored pale

But darling we shall meet again
In perhaps another time
Our lives will fuse in proper form
Our love is that sublime

For now we'll bear the heartache
Of knowing what can't be
And dream about each other
Caressing by the sea


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