A nightingale
A white rose
A love not meant to be
Forbidden by Allah
Yet the deed is done:
A red rose is born
Of white rose's form
And nightingale's
thorn-drawn blood.
What words can we use?
How are we to speak of
a love
Never meant to be?
A forbidden love
Bringing forth an
unexpected gift
To those who have
hearts to see
The beauty hidden in
the tragedy.
The red rose
Wrought by song and
love.
Love so pure, so
powerful
Life itself was the
price.
A/N: Some may recall the story of the rose and nightingale from Kay's "Phantom." It is a real Arabic legend; a heartbreaking one both on its own and in its parallel to another forbidden love…
The legend can be
found here: http:// www. e-cbd. com /108103. php (remove the spaces)