~Garden of Memory~
Each time we part, beloved,
A piece of me
Goes with you...
My sighs become breezes
That stir the tender leaves
In our garden of memory.
Each oasis we have
Is a joyous rekindling
Of love immortal,
With moments so sacred
In the wake of your going,
Memories linger like candle smoke
Wafting thru my mind's parlor...
The wax of our love's moments
Still soft to the touch...
We both tend our garden
With gentle diligence,
Sometimes watering it with tears,
Other times caressing its stems
With warm inner smiles.
Each vibrant new memory
Takes root in the yearning soil
Of our next time,
And I bend quietly to
Stroke its leaves.
The sun of our hope
Shines on each trembling moment
That makes our precious garden,
And memories grow in the warmth
Of knowing our harvest
Is soon to be.
MEBH/@Copyright 4-2000
