Love Poem: Slow Heart Song
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Written by: Donald Meikle

Slow Heart Song

The morning birds                outside the bedroom
Announce in Spring’s            insistent tones
The night is done                      The sun is rising
Come dance in step                To Nature’s song
We rise to greet                      the day together
Each to our own                  sleep walking pace
And as the curls                 of  fog go drifting
I reach to stroke                    her silken face

The day’s begun        she turns aside
We make the bed        each to our side
Slowly touching           sleep warm fingers
As we drift down         the hall way stair
Mix with the lying          smell of coffee
That never tastes          as good to her
I settle back      with cup in hand
I settle back    in favorite chair
And as the details of the day
Reclip my stunted wings
I watch her do familiar things
And my heart slowly sings
My heart softly sings