Forever by Vicente Reyes

Forever

Kisses more tender than the Lily’s bloom or the dew

That alights on the rose are those I gave you

In the quiet times of sheltered spaces,

When your hot tears were salty on my lips,

When my torn heart bled for whatever years

I swore I'd never share with you,

For Passion’s cup spilt on the burning sands,

For the missing gems on your loving hands,

For the child we never knew.

In His eternal firmament He holds a spark

Of living gold, the flower of a soul He called,

An eternal moment of a love He gave us,

A vision of infinity which may yet unfold

Before our eyes, for immortality’s scroll

After this journey will unroll.

Caresses more gentle than morning mist on the sea,

Than the candle lights in the champagne nights you gave me,

In silhouetted moments your soft form sweetly drew

While blissful fingers blissful figures knew. f

Love of my life, beautiful Karla Kay,

I pray that your presence again may

Grace the space of my nights and days

Or for the duration of another kiss,

Or forever if God could Will

That you love me again as I love you still.

Vicente Reyes

Spring, 1996

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