Many years ago there was a woman in my life. I couldn't capture her, because there could not have been any satisfactory conclusion for her. But, I did try to capture her in a poem. Years later, I still think of her, often, and allude to her as - -

'My Love'

Let me lay my head on your lushness.

Let me nurse at the breasts

That every living man adores and

Which every woman envies.

Let my fingers caress the most

Perfect skin that God ever

Used to clothe anyone.

Let my nose smell the wonderfully,

Empty-fragrance of your 'crowning glory.'

Let me always be held in

The gaze of your beautiful eyes.

Let me forever bask in

The radiance of your smile.

Let our love be intertwining,

Indivisable, undenying

And unlimited.

Let us live for each other

To the complete exclusion of all else,

Yet, let us also be independent,

So that we may better support

Our love with the

Fibre that comes only by

Being a true individual.

Let me be enraptured by

Your lilting personality.

For all time.

Let your lips never cease

The delightful chatter that

Fills my mind, in misty moments,

Much like the echoes of

Long-ago lullabies.

Let your gate-of-love

Swing open to receive my passion.

Has a man lived,

Who has not lived in your presence?

I think not!

Let our love be strong, fresh,

Refreshing and renewing.

Most of all for me,

Let it be you!

Let me stay, for only here

Does my mind, my body,

My soul - my all, come

Together, as was God's intention.

Let our love, as this poem

Be never-ending. Let it not

Suffer any of the common

Ravages of time.

Love me, and I shall always - -

GES aka Ed -

This is taken from: Personalities: Streams Thro' My Life. Copyright 2005