Love Needs Its Hour in the Sun

Music: Prelude #4 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2. By J.S. Bach. Sequenced by Yo Tomita.

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Love needs its hour in the sun Or like a flower it will fade. But happiness depends upon The proper mix of light and shade. Or like a flower it will fade Into the wall of unpicked dreams. The proper mix of light and shade Takes more courage than it seems. Into the wall of unpicked dreams Love fades, afraid to speak. This poem Takes more courage than it seems. You're fading, too, when you come home. Love fades, afraid to speak this poem. But happiness depends upon Your fading, too. When you come home, Love needs its hour in the sun. Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.