To have you once
More my beloved would
Be my heart’s joy, and
My life’s reason
It is you and you
Alone that I have
Entrusted my heart
And soul to
it is you that my
spirit longs for
and my soul sings
such sweet sonnets for
to be loved by you
totally once again, and
in moments long forgotten
after…
To watch divinely crafted
sunrises change you from
pale to amber-gold as new
sun christens us anew…
Permit me to be nearby
and be absorbed by you
let your scent linger on
the fibers on my skin, igniting
my essence in small waves
that tell of love’s intent
Grace me with the
honor of lying with
you as nightingales
rest and rise, and
larks greet the sun
My love, grant
me the pleasure most
deep to be yours and
to be yours in moments
current and demanding
Remember me after the
memories have faded
into thoughts and pressures
of the present
Recall the closeness that
we share and will have
near to us always,
cherish me and what
I mean to you
Belong to me
as I belong to you…
Embrace me,
Kiss me, and
let the world fall away.
-Jennifer Bush (now Harris), 2004
