The Love Scroll
I write to you, my darling love,
emotions felt most tenderly;
I read anew the words you wrote
upon your latest scroll to me.
I keep them all together, love,
precious collection - all apart -
outpourings of the dream we share
from your dearest, purest heart.
I wait for you and you alone,
no other one will ever be
as treasured as you always are,
God's sweetest gift on earth to me.
My world is quiet, seasons change;
I write my heart upon the stars
in hopes you read the messages
in the midnight skies where you are.
I pray that God will keep you safe
upon your journey for our king;
the day your ship sails into port
will set cathedral bells to ring.
But no bells will peal more loudly
or with more melodious art
than the bells that your returning
will set to singing in my heart.
Copyright, August 1, 2014
Faye Lanham Gibson
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