Deeply, Purely

So deeply, so purely
Like the view that steals breath from my soul
On the windy volcanic paths through this island
My love for you
Burns the very depths of my soul
With awe and unrelenting pleasure

I seek to stand in the sweet winds
Of your voice
Burning the moment of time
Into coconut shell keepsakes
On my heart

I could never find the equal
To match the desperate
Breath, you fill into my lungs
When I see you
Hear you
Laugh with your fragrant soul

So long I have waited
So many tears I have rained into
The deep red earth that
slides through my toes
Like fish  in the tides

Take my hand
Walk me through
The fertile sands
Promises of a time we
wished for long before we ever met
Finally taking hold

You were always there
Biding your time
Riding the waves
Of my fragile heart
And scattered mind

How I love you
With every wave that crashed over my
Desperate search
How I loved you
With every frantic scramble for air
You waited
Knowing

Our time was always here
Your dawn would always rise
And now I see
You knew
Like the ancient turtle
Time would signal
When the day would come
Until then you rode
Up and over the waves
With patient eyes and open mind
A gentle stroke of love would bring me home
Your patient heart
Riding out my crashing
Waves of despair


I should have known then
You would always be there
I should have seen it
In your loving eyes
You were always right there
 

Reviews

[Sydelle Houston]

Lots of emotion in these lines, very well done.