^z 4th September 2023 at 3:43pm
| O Wind! Caress my love: Be thou my fingers as they brush Her hair, my lips upon her cheek. Whisper my name into her ear. Bring her the scent of juniper From canyon paths where first we walked ... Together. O Light! Gleam for my love: Shine in my tears of dew upon The rose, and twinkle stars for her That smiled on us as we held hands. And later, let her glimpse once more My shadow on the rumpled bed ... Beside her. O Word! Speak to my love: Echo the quiet songs we sang, In chorus, nestled two as one. Retell my silly jokes to her. Unfold the letters that I wrote And read them to her yet again ... Remind her. O Wind, O Light, O Word! Comfort my love: Assure her each day that, although Death's door has closed between us now, I loved — and love — her only, still ... Forever. |
( ... to Paulette Dickerson, on our 25th wedding anniversary, 6 September 2003 ... see also Valentine Wish (14 Feb 2002), ForUs (31 Dec 2002), ... )
TopicPoetry - TopicPersonalHistory - 2003-09-06
(correlates: MyValentine2004, BlindFaith, In Memoriam, ...)