Tin Angel

Varnished weeds in window jars

Tarnished beads on tapestries

Kept in satin boxes are

Reflections of love's memories

Letters from across the seas

And roses dipped in sealing wax

Valentines and maple leaves

Tucked into a paperback

She says she'll throw them all away

She found someone to love today

Dark with darker moods is he

And not a golden prince who's come

Through columbines and wizardry

To talk of castles in the sun

Still she'll take a chance and say

She found someone to love today

She sees a sorrow in his eyes

Like the angel made of tin

What might happen if she tries

To place another heart in him

In a Bleecker Street cafe

She found someone to love

She found someone to love

She found someone to love today