To Jou
Many months have elapsed
Since I saw your pretty face.
Many things have happened
Since I heard your soothing voice;
Mountains have roared, skies have fallen,
The earth has quaked, the seas have dried,
The rains have sworn, the sun has slept,
But on either side we stay strong.
All night I wonder how you fare,
Thinking too it’s all my fault.
I’ll comprehend if you be mad
That my ways be not consistent,
But such is it when the heart
Is dropped in a pit of ants.
Each day I pray for strength
To wade through the hurdles
That keep you far from me,
Hoping one day to step on land.
But then today I had a dream,
Of fancy times and merry songs,
With camping tents and heavy trays,
Chanting voices, happy faces.
This dream I’ll hang on to
Till the day I see it true,
While clinging to your image,
Which I only have in mind.
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