With torn nails, bleeding skin

- on dirty knees in filthy dust -

I caress, the vernal soil
Thoughtful, digging in


With aching muscles, swollen hands

- on sore knees in swirling dust –

I kiss, stone by stone by stone
Forever, where it lands


With bouncing heart, growing pride

- On burning knees in stifling dust –

I build, my sweet lavender road
Endless, in a painful ride


With crippled limbs, trembling feet,

- On numb knees above any dust -

I stand, for my love
Now yields complete