Puzzling the will Time immemorial, love Floods the realm of time. Midday thru midnight, Hearts attempt to blind the mind, Till souls fall headlong
Into hell’s pit, long Before our determined will Submits to our mind. Nothing comes from love By lovers in endless night; Swiftly moves the time
Till there is no time, And the days that once seemed long Turn forever night. What good will your will Be if there’s no soul to love? So keep it in mind,
Your limited mind, That in unlimited time, All but for your love Will not last for long. You won’t live to see your will Brighten someone’s night
Lest you brave the night With the might of your own mind, And by strength of will, Disregard all time So long as the day is long; Only then will love
Truly be true love. For even a stormy night Is not for love long. For love’s of the mind, As the heart cannot bear time Nor implement will
That love has in mind. Thru the night and for all time, Love lasts long past will.
This is a sestina made up of six pairs of haikus, and a single haiku at the envoi.