The Gardener's Sonnet

[Intro]
[Verse]
The morning dew is cold
Upon the frozen mold
I slip a folded page
Within the thorny cage
She walks the gravel path
Away from ballroom wrath
[Pre-Chorus]
The violins play soft and low
Behind the gilded glass
I watch the candles glow
And see her shadow pass
[Chorus]
Oh, let the petals keep
The secrets that I write
Before she falls asleep
Into the quiet night
My ink is smudged by rain
To ease the pain
[Verse]
Her gown of velvet blue
Brushed with morning dew
She bends to touch the stem
Finds the hidden gem
She reads the rhyming line
Whispers, "Be thou mine"
[Pre-Chorus]
The palace lanterns brightly shine
Across the marble floor
I know she is not mine
Behind the heavy door
[Chorus]
Oh, let the petals keep
The secrets that I write
Before she falls asleep
Into the quiet night
My ink is smudged by rain
To ease the pain
[Bridge]
The chime bells softly ring
I dare not sing
The winter winds will blow
And cover all we know
But in the soil deep
My dreams will sleep
[Chorus]
Oh, let the petals keep
The secrets that I write
Before she falls asleep
Into the quiet night
My ink is smudged by rain
To ease the pain
[Outro]