My search began at seventeen,
I wasn’t certain what I’d find.
I saw my goal once, in a dream,
And thought it could just be my mind.

I fell in love so many times,
A needful heart, vainly searching.
Uncertainty, my only crime,
Unsteady legs, weakly lurching.

And when I found the love I sought,
My yearning was not sated.
This burden wasn’t what I thought,
For another quest awaited.

No longer did I seek a wife,
And so, discharged my knightly roll.
I chose to live a scoundrel’s life,
For love had not nourished my soul.

And thus the years passed, one by one,
Each fading slowly out of sight.
I thought my questing days were done,
For I had strayed far from the light.

But God would not abandon me,
He brought true love into my life.
And following my destiny,
I asked if she would be my wife.

But there were lessons yet to learn,
And separate paths we had to walk.
I hoped, one day, that she’d return,
For years, I listened for her knock.

It was a day that never came,
Though seven years had come and gone.
And had my life remained the same,
I might not wake to see the dawn.

I chose to leave that road behind,
With all the places that I’d been.
Not really sure what I may find,
While learning how to live again.

But God has never left my side,
He will not let me be undone.
Just have faith and He will provide,
Perhaps then, I will find someone.

And so my quest begins anew,
I don my armor once again.
Let my arrow fly straight and true,
Into the heart I hope to win.

For Lord you know thy servant’s soul,
And everything I’ve ever done.
I need no one to make me whole,
It is not why I seek someone.

I’d like a friend to share my life,
To help me sail upon this sea.
Perhaps she’ll choose to be my wife,
And navigate the waves with me.

So here I am upon my quest,
An old soldier tilting windmills.
But I shall not find time to rest,
Lest I know love; or my heart stills.

My search began at seventeen,
I wasn’t certain what I’d find.
I saw my goal once, in a dream,
And thought it could just be my mind.

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