Love Poem: Love Deferred
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Written by: Faye Gibson

Love Deferred

The grapes are crushed and trodden,
winnowed the golden grain;
if winter comes tomorrow
my heart shall not complain.

Richer this tardy harvest
than one could ever dream
who has known the taste of famine
and drank a drought extreme.

Copyright, 7-19-2014
Faye Lanham Gibson