Broken Ring Of His Heart

Broken Ring Of His Heart
© Surazeus
2025 12 14

When young boy walking in heather at dawn 
sees pretty rose girl dancing in red gown 
he desires to taste sweet fruit of her heart 
so he embraces her in eager arms, 
and though she pricks his chest with a sharp knife 
she melts into passionate kiss of hope. 

Down in the verdant meadow of his heart, 
Johann hurries to the spinning mill wheel 
where Rosalyn waits in shadow of hope, 
beaming with joy at the sight of his face 
as they kiss with song of the flowing stream, 
hearts beating with splash of water in light. 

Gazing with joy at beauty of her face, 
Johann accepts her token of true love 
when she slips ring on his finger with trust, 
then waits six days by the spinning mill wheel 
for her to return with promise of faith, 
but wedding bells ring in soft evening glow. 

Standing in door of the stone village church, 
Johann stares from guileless shock of surprise 
to see Rosalyn recite wedding vows 
with first-born son of the wealthy town mayor, 
so he breaks her ring with stone of his heart 
when he wanders alone in forest of night. 

While wandering alone in forest of night 
Johann sings with angst to moon-glowing clouds, 
asking for angels to descend from stars 
to soothe the wretched pain wounding his heart, 
then pauses at song of wrens in oak trees 
that fills his breast with illusion of peace. 

Roaming signless roads far across the land, 
Johann strums melodious strings of the lute 
and sings by sparkling fountains in town squares 
about the faithfulness of honest love, 
then drinks beer in the crowded inns at night 
while clutching the broken ring of his heart. 

Though Beauty many conquer humans and gods, 
all beautiful people die in the end 
in tragic loss that moves not Stygian Zeus 
though Venus tries to heal our wounded hearts 
for Orcus brings to cave of faceless death 
every beautiful soul who ever lives. 

Weeping alone by the stone village church 
before the tombstone beside the rose bush, 
Johann laments sad death of Rosalyn 
who never woke after birth of her son, 
then buries the broken ring of his heart 
for her to wear by the spinning mill wheel.