(12) March 7, 2010: The Mansion On The Moonlit Hill

THE MANSION ON THE MOONLIT HILL

The mansion on the moonlit hill is mine,
And though it's laid with riches wall to wall,
Your simple love will dim it's best design.

I dug the footings deep and plumbed the line,
Each skyward beam set arrow straight and tall.
The mansion on the moonlit hill is mine.

The spiral stairs and cornices combine
To give the house a splendor to enthrall,
And yet your love will dim its best design.

I laced the yards with blooming columbine,
precisely placed each regal waterfall.
The mansion on the moonlit hill is mine,

The art of floor and deiling is as fine
As any found within the Taj Mahal,
But still your love will dim its best design.

No place on earrth but this would I enshrine,
No one but you could share this hallowed hall.
The mansion on the moonlit hill is mine,.
But your sweet love will dim its best design.

D. Edgar Lamp

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