That Garden

In the tender morning of my life,

I walked that garden with great delight;

Radiant and prim, I saw you there,

Indeed, you rivalled the flowers fair.

There, I beheld you in wild envy,

How I dreamed to be like you someday;

For knowledge,you have made my mind yearn,

And my heart, with fascination burn.

Fondly, I watched you with face aglow,

Unfurl the mystery of the rainbow,

While the happy fleeting butterflies,

Peeped at the secrets before their eyes.

Then one day, my goodbye was sudden;

I traced the path that I have chosen,

But in my heart, I have not forsaken,

The hours of splendour in that garden.