there on the far flung shores
of North Carolina
lives a man
who seeks
a female's companionship
his fireside
for so long
has been absent of a flame
every waking moment of the day
he yearns for a gal's
abiding affections
yet the cold winds
of joylessness
at night
e'er prevail in his bed
alone he contemplates  
as the tides ebb and flow
when will I be loved
by a woman
of warming glow