the range

from the highest peak 

to the low, cool valley below 

stretched out as far as I can see 

I ride the range of your love 

tumbleweeds blow in the desert wind 

monsoons come with lightning and thunder 

but consistency and a gentleness 

fence in the boundaries of my heart 

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License