The Love I Long For

No need to flood me

with your Western-style romance

passionate like fire

driving me to flee its intense blaze


I long to be settled

with a gentle devotion

let care trickle through

our quiet, routine acts


May love be a long-lasting breeze

soothing my weary soul

not a whirlwind

set to devour me


By Shih-Fang Wang

From: United States