The Guitar

The days were dull, drab and dark

He wished for a meaning, a spark

Walking by the lanes he glanced

There it twinkled, his eyes danced

The elegant curves, the taut strings

His fingers felt the faint stirrings

He fell in love, and he fell hard

He longed to strum the sleek guitar

She could spend hours hearing him play

It told her things his lips couldn't say

Yet they lost, in this world so rough

Love is sometimes not enough

She walked away, darkness his fate

Only music stayed, his soul mate

Pain that spilled from his heart

None could understand but his guitar

Her he sought, his missing heartbeat

Her love was enough to feel complete

A miracle, the day did dawn

On his knees, he burst into a song

The unforgettable look in her melting eyes

This earth now a paradise

Today he glowed like a mighty star

Nectar flowed from his guitar

Life gets busy, passion forgotten

In a corner, it stays sadly hidden

Weary eyes glance, but seem blind

The music had but left the mind

Coldness gripped each as they played their role

Love had long left, an empty hole

There it stayed, ignored and far

Dumb finally, the melodious guitar

He held those tiny fingers in his hand

The smiles were back, in their magic land

Their little angel gurgled in peace

Charmed he was back to his knees

His heart broke as he glanced at his wife

Once her smile was his succor in life

He would not let happiness fall apart

He silently promised his waiting guitar