Love Sonnetts Written in Fall

I.
 It seems to me the mystery of love,
Of all the many trials in this life
Sent down to test us humans, from above
Excels in domination, breeding strife.
Today I saw a girl who had skin
That shone just like the moon, beneath her hair,
 I couldn’t help myself but start to grin
And feel a fiery yearning at her stare.
To speak the words! those magic words! if I
Could only find them in my spinning head!
I know I’ll just sound foolish if I try,
and such attempts are better left unsaid.
But still, I cannot hold my tongue when she
 And I walk dreamily down by the sea.

 II.
But could I love her then, as I do now?
 I fear that I could not, for when one finds
The object of his grueling quest, then how
Much peace will truly live inside his mind?
It cannot be! For everything grows old
And those dark eyes, which charm like an abyss
Will slip free from infatuation’s hold
Which sent me days pursuing her soft kiss.
 I know this truth inside my head, but still
My heart will urge me on with gilded thoughts
Of passing love-filled nights with her, until
At last my passionate longing fades and rots.
But that allure, that never dying charm
Strikes when her fingers brush against my arm.

 III.
Oh! How she tortures me! I cannot keep
My sanity when she looks in my eyes,
Nor find a bit of respite when I sleep
Beneath the autumn’s midnight azure sky.
And even when she laughs at me I feel
Accomplished, that I made that girl smile.
If I could sweep her far away with zeal
And sit alone, for just a little while!
 Today I held her in my arms and felt
Her breath upon my neck, before we brushed
 Our lips together, and began to melt
Into a place, where all the world hushed.
It lasted an eternity, that kiss,
That momentary taste of utter bliss.