Sestina on the Quest for True Love

The moment true and everlasting love
Knocks at my door and comes into my life
I shall accept her, for she brings, I know,
Joy, happiness and peace to every home.
Though time goes by, one day my dream
Will come true. In this I place my hope.

I shall be waiting, holding on to hope
That men are capable of real love,
The love that can transform my lonely life.
Although it can be hard to wait, not knowing
When happiness will come, a loving home
Forever will remain my sacred dream.

Commitment, trust, respect – of these I dream,
Devotion, faithfulness – for these I hope.
All these will come to me, when real love
Knocks gently at my door. My life
Will never be the same, I know,
The day love finds my sad and lonely home.

That day my life shall change. My home
Will then become a place of shared dreams,
Where loyalty and trust are not a distant hope,
But true companions of unending love.
I shall be waiting for as long as I shall live,
And one day love will come. I shall say “no”

To those who cannot wait, and choosing not to know
The value of a safe and stable home –
A home that inspires one to dream,
Gives confidence, fulfills ones hopes
For true commitment and unending love –
On brief and shallow pleasures waste their lives.

I shall not follow them. My humble life
I shall devote to searching. True love is known
To be worth seeking, and until I bring her home,
She will remain the only dream I dream.
Though years will pass, I will not lose my hope,
I will not stop my quest for lasting love.

True love shall be the meaning of my life.
I know that one day I will bring her home,
And she will share all my dreams and hopes.


Февраль 2002 г.