Love came to me one day
And knocked on my door
I was only thirteen then
Had not known it before

Who are you I asked amazed
And lent a patient ear
I am LOVE the world longs for
You have nothing to fear

It whispered in my ear a name
That left me in turmoil
I pondered over the name again
For there was much to smile

It was a name that I had known
I knew from where she rode
Forth to school and back again
To her family abode

Sitting by the fireside
I gazed into the flame
Saw her pretty face appear
Then vanish once again

The chiseled chin the fulsome lips
Topped with misty eyes
Deeper into the flame I looked
The more it mesmerised

Now the restless days I spent
Were different than before
On paper I would write and match
Love, Like, Hate, Adore!

In different ways I spelt my name
And hers sometimes too
Love for both never matched
Try as much I do

Is it destined to be so
Should I take the cue?
That fate can take her elsewhere
Far away from you

Undeterred I swore my love
In ways the best I could
As girl to woman she transformed
I knew she understood

Oh she was a stunning lass
Her counters did reveal
Would often pedal around her house
A glance of her to steal

I thought she did betray some signs
Of what she had in mind
A sideways glance a little smile
Oh further it did me bind

But love and fate being strangers
Each had its own way
While love stayed with me for life
Fate walked away!