LOVE AND PAIN

Love and pain rode in a boat.
They had a mighty fight.
Pain grabbed love most painfully, around her pretty throat.
Fight began in morning time, dids't cease by darkest night.

Love had eyes that spoke of dreams.
Pain had eyes as black as coal.
Love wrote letters reams and reams.
Pain laughed hard with blackened eyes, for pain could find no soul.

Love smiled inside the lady fair.
Pain tried so hard to beat her wishes.
Love sparked on inside, she dreamed, she ne'er had a care.
Pain tumbled overboard, now dwelling with the fishes.

For 'twas the dawn of Sunday morn.
When the river gave up pain, pain was pulled out screaming all sodden and forlorn.
(c)LIVVI