All These I Have Done For Years My Love, My Soul, My Mind And Heart. Poem by RIC BASTASA

to love this earth
without destroying it

to endure the beauty of
a flower
without cutting it and
bring it to my
room

to resist the food
that i love
to fast and be pure
again

to be amazed by nothing
but stars
to be awed by nothing
but the sleepy light
of the moon

to find slumber among
the pillows
to find comfort with
a blanket

to lull myself with the
hammock
to embrace and caress all
memories

this strength of loving
you from far away
of loving you untouched
and unkissed

to worship love in its
full regala
to love and not be loved
in return

all these i have done
for years my love, my soul,
my mind and heart.