Note On A Pillow (for Mary)

 

Oh love, lets walk along the beach visiting cities and forests

     like the other day, lets do again, God be willing.

Dear beautiful sweet woman, dearest beautiful one,

     I am here and you know my love with heart and soul finds

     kisses we share. Oh the moments when we love,

     I so cherish because you are more precious

     than rubies and diamonds, as the proverb said.

     You are the virtuous woman spoken of in letters

     from the wisest king, and none compares.

When in our generation I give you my heart,

     it is a gift for the kindest woman I ever met.

I relish each moment of our lives together.

Yes, many radiant smiles fill the world yet

    you are the only one I want for me.

    I would not trade you for another.

We may make new friends along the way,

    and sometimes even in solitude they gather,

    like golden grains of sand along the beach.

    yet no new friend takes my love away,

    though the heart be a great ship

    and the sea encompasses every horizon.

On this journey we share a quick embrace

    with fellow travelers on the hour;

    for the wine of blessing must be shared

       or it will turn to vinegar.

 

Still no one can takes your place with me

    and the multi-booted city crowds

        melt into the evening fog.

 

How pleasant the time when we break bread,

   home with the children God has given us, given

      you as pieces of your heart (for God could not

      be everywhere, they say, so he made mothers),

   given us as children of the heart, by Grace

      grafted in the Spirit and by love embraced.

 They are here but for a visit, little stars

     with laughter in their eyes,

     and they soon return as they came,

        to their unlimited skies.

They shall pray and find their way

     in this wide and beautiful world.

So blessed we to see them grow.

Oh see now the sun, moon and stars dance

   on this sparkling shore where I love you,

   holding you close to warmly kiss you.

Oh my love beyond words please

   feel in your heartbeat thoughts of me?

If even if for a moment you feel

   the chills of a winter storm

   or face an icy walkway alone,

   without human hand to guide:

Please be at peace, rejoice,

   for He is with us in the Spirit.

Yes I want you to be careful;

   if you lean this way the Lord will steady you,

   and if we fall into His arms, He strengthens.

Oh darling preserve your watchful mind.

   Be as a lighthouse in the night.

I am a weary sailor homeward bound, famished, longing

   for a bowl of soup and the warmth of the fire.

I stack winter wood

   for you and the children while you

      in the teapot pour honeyed drops of Sun.

The moon bridges cold waters with silver hair undone.

Comes day like new fire, wiping tears of joy and it's flame

   finds you laughing with eyes aglow calling my name.

 

 

Vicente Reyes

March 1, 1999 released Summer 2005

 

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