To that heart, dearer to this heart than self,
these words I write, in moments that are day's softest;
telling her of my hope, 'though dreamt in stealth,
& how I long to whisper "j'Aime!", "Dearest!"
There is a hollow 'tween my shoulder & my throat
where her imprint belongs & softly falls.
There is a hollow also in my heart
where she has been--& IS!--where mem'ry calls!
I cannot always GO where this heart leads!
I cannot always BE the one I should;
but if my dream gains all for which it pleads
then we'll grow together, although apart: even this is good!
There is a Love which lives, 'though Time may die;
and reasons are which make Old Time FLY!!
Someday just once before I die, I'd like to be loved in such a way as this describes.
Jessica