Beyond the Gates

To love until my dying day and beyond

Beyond the Gates

Jack Ivey

 

 

Until the day my death does come, I breathe my final breathless sigh

My love for you it shall endure, for all and any reasons why

For on this earth I live my life with words of always constant true

To bring such joy into your heart, my love it shares with only you

 

Till moons above do cease their light and stars aloft no longer shine

I stand with you my perfect love until the end of borrowed time

When oceans dry and arid scenes along the shores a sign shall be

The emptiness that others feel shall never come and enter me

 

As darkness falls and in my eyes I see thy glowing perfect light

I shall not fear most anything as your sweet love shall hold me tight

No pain, I swear shall touch your limbs, my heart shall beat a guarded prayer

Protecting you from lost accord and dreams that you are always there

 

A journey long of timeless day as every morning sun does rise

The beauty that my soul does need is found so deep within your eyes

As nothing else does matter in the moments that we two do live

My love shall reign eternal counting every ounce to you I give

 

For when the moments shadow with their quaking hands of empty reach

I’ll climb upon my pulpit and unto their ears my words shall preach

My open eyes shall witness darkened masses and a heavens play

While in this final breath I breathe I swear to you, to them I say

 

So bring upon your demons and your angels as they wage their war

To take my soul to places as the time has come to pay my score

For I shall stand determined that what ever fate for me doth find

My love for you shall breathe again beyond the gates of which I die

Author's Note

Thank you for allowing me to post this.

Reviews

[s y e]

True love never dies Jack... This is beautifully written my friend you always write from the heart and with such passion - that's what I love about your poetry.

[Jack...]

Such sweetness is coming in waves of pure beauty today from you my good friend. Thank you so much.

[SyberRose]

Beautifully penned...another stunning poem from the heart Jack...I read it twice and I could not
choose my favorite stanza...as all so lovely...and exquisite write...Rose

[Jack...]

Thank you so much Rose. I truly do appreciate your sweet words to me, you always leave me smiling.

[InsanityWriter]

"Until the day my death does come, I breathe my final breathless sigh
...
My love for you shall breathe again beyond the gates of which I die"

Breathtakingly beautiful. ;) Possibly my favorite lines... ;) ^^^^ Superbly done. (:

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much my friend.

[Angel]

Ahh, true love never dies...an old but a tried and true theme.
And you do it well...
Thank you for sharing this with me.

[Jack...]

Thank you for your always kind words.

[TL Boehm]

That is really how love should be and rarely how it is. There's a little lesson here - I don't imagine you intended it as such - but love should be as forever as we are able to make it. That is when it is truly wonderful. It should never be casual. Another fine poem, Jack.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much my friend.

[Rita L. Sev]

Some longer lines interrupt the flow of this otherwise exquisite poem. Beautiful way to express undying love. In truth, this piece makes me think of my parents, Mom saying goodbye to Dad, and knowing that their love still exists... (and now I'm crying...) Great poetry, Jack!

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Rita.

[icelandicblue]

No hero's dying declarations could match the beauty of this poem.

"I stand with you my perfect love until the end of borrowed time"

We do borrow the time we have and the loan officer never tells us exactly how much we owe...yet in your poem true love will find its way past the final sentry. Another gem you've got here.

[Jack...]

Always Blue, I appreciate your sweet words to me, you are one of my favorite people here...thank you.

[icelandicblue]

Right back at you Jack.

[Dhaye]

Ah, this is so sweet... an endless love for her.

I am just confused why you are talking to that person in the whole poem, while in the last line you are just telling about "her".

Other than that, I am always mesmerized by "faithful love" as a theme.

Thanks for sharing this, Jack. :)

[Jack...]

Good point Dhaye, I will change that right away. Thank you so much.

[Dhaye]

No problem, Jack. You'll always be the Jack of All Trades here, a total artist.

[Dhaye]

No problem, Jack. You'll always be the Jack of All Trades here, a total artist.

[Kristin Lee]

"My love for her shall breathe again beyond the gates of which I die" - a love that transcends not just time, but death its self...very beautiful indeed.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much Kristin. I appreciate your sweet words.

[KAOlmsted]

*swoon* I feel the need to don a long, flowing, gauzy gown and heave my bosom and lie back on a crushed velvet fainting couch and just let you recite...

Know what I mean? ;-)

[Jack...]

Anytime my dear. Thank you so much.

[KAOlmsted]

Absolutely ;-)