Love that shone, Joy that sings

Have you ever thought it wasn't love and once you realize you were wrong, the whole thing is so much better?

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Shine, O sun, be cold, O moon
Your laughter echoed, trembling through the sky
Midnight blessed us with joy and woe
Your radiance burned, while my night flowed

Our love gleamed like snow-white miniver
As hard and soft as ivory, together
Shaken by the moon, our love expired
Our sapphire faces standing, never tired

Quiet and unforgiven, a cold night
Lit up by a light in a meadow bright
A moment of separateness, our souls entwined
A glorious token, a light that shined

An ocean of life, a harmonious star
On a day of whirlwinds and of morn so far
Behind the dark and its pyramid high
I saw you in a doorway, I wished not to die

For our foes, I gathered simple things
A love that shone, a joy that sing.