By Stands With A Smile
Date: 29 November 2000
I know where love lives
She rises
before my feet
have found the floor
to reach for anything
she has read my thoughts
and found it for me.
She speaks
and finishes my words
before I have begun
to form them into
rational thoughts
she expresses
my heart.
She laughs
and bells
would envy the sound
angels silence their songs
to listen and learn
what stirs my heart more.
She holds me
and a world
that men can never see
unfolds in the warm circle
of her tender arms
bringing hope, healing, and peace.
She cries
over all my trials
my failures
and gives me comfort
that I never stand alone.
She reaches
and in her tiny hand
takes mine
and gives me the power
the courage
to equal any king
with the strength
of her faith.
She prays
and God Himself
bends closer
to listen to a heart
that has put me
before her own needs
and asks so little
for herself.
She makes love
with all her soul
not with her body alone
but with her very soul
and brings me
such tenderness and joy
that words are worthless
to describe it.
She is my home
where my heart
is finally at peace
my soul finds comfort
my smile is renewed
my mind at ease.
She is
my journey
my destination
my purpose
my life
and I know
better than the geese
on nighted wings
the direction of my life.
You see
I know
where
love lives.
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