When We Were Young

 When We Were Young

When we were young

And love was naïve

Not knowing what we didn't know

A young thrill in being together

A happiness in found each other

Seeing where that has led

Father's mercy upon us

As dross removed from character

Purification required for depth of intimacy

Didn't know what we didn't know

When we were young

And love was naïve

Not knowing what we didn't know

Union together in heat of relationship

Boiling impurities and wounds to surface

Drawn off as only marriage can do

Pain and suffering of longings unfulfilled

Intimacy's cry breaking heart of stone

Not knowing what didn't know

When we were young

And love was naïve

Not knowing what we didn't know

After all these years hope awakens

Young love kindles in soul

Redemption for years of suffering

He knew what we didn't know

When we were young

And love was naïve

Not knowing what we didn't know

His loving hand of training and discipline

Teaching how to give and receive love

Exploring what my being truly desires

Not settling for false offers of the world

Transformation's journey full of twists and turns

The journey of love and intimacy

When we were young

And love was naïve

Not knowing what we didn't know

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet. (17-056A)