Empty Words Of Love

His tender words flowed so sweetly, Like honey dripping from the comb; How quickly the seeds of love take root When they're scattered upon fertile loam So precious to me were his words, What passion they stirred in my heart! But Time proved to be their enemy..... In dismay, I watched them fall apart How frail and brief their existence, Transparent as the ocean's spray; And much like feathers borne by the wind, Love's empty words tend to drift away Empty words of love can't endure The tornadic winds of the heart; But for a brief while what joy they bring As they practice their deceitful art So let them fly - - set those words free! Like weary birds with restless wings They'll find refuge in my lonely heart - - Those false lyrics, bound with golden strings And the next time such words drift by, Like a child in a candy store With unbridled greed I'll grasp for them, Then devour those sweet lies yet once more