Joseph Kaifala

If love were...

If love were...

If love were in a day 
I will ask the creator for a thousand more 
To quench this loving thirst that dries my lips 
Since last February fourteen 
When my lover beyond mountains flew 


If love were in bouquets of flower 
So shall I pray for fertile ground 
Where my heart will blossom 
To fill the world with choking fragrance 
That all lovers may suffocate 
In this wild field of rose 


If love were diamond rings 
A Jeweler's shop shall be my throne 
To bind my lover's heart forever 
In this shinny ring of love 
That she may always be my own 
Till death do us apart



-Joseph Kaifala