Sonnet

When first time your image in my heart I drew, . . .

'Twas with new hopes our paths would intertwine, . . .

In dreams, where'er your steps may go I knew, . . .

My heart would follow, bound by the divine. . . .

Love, as your eyelids lift, my soul lies in your gaze, . . .

Your light shall guide me on my journey's way, . . .

With candles lit, to brighten nights and days, . . .

My shadow's there, by you it shall ever stay. . . .

Since that sweet moment you took your place, . . .

Within my bosom's cherished, sacred space, . . .

It seems the universe is in our trace, . . .

Ah, a festival of joy within, upon face. . . .

Thanks to that day when love did first impart, . . .

Your image settled ever in my heart. . . .

----Affaq