When I Dream of the Light - by Vicente Reyes

When I Dream of the Light

Love does not leave though I’ve run so far.

Your eyes are ever-present in my dreams.

In dreams your fair face and passionate embrace

Quickens my pulse, Sweet One.

I caress the East wind that may kiss

Your honey hair that I so miss.

I bless sweet waters that would show

Your beauty aglow when you are near.

Your loveliness is like the potion of some

Enchantress blending rays of moon and sun.

When I dream of the light in your eyes

My mind gently clasps your pictured image

And God how I wish you were here!

The distance between us is worse than a curse,

The time since I kissed you a thorn

That could pierce the years and a thousand tears

Would not blur the longing I feel for you,

Madonna of my undying love and passion.

My teeth clench and my insides grind

To think I was such a madman as to allow

Fate’s intervention to cast its shadow on us.

Us, yes, us, oh let us be again together.

Let our souls kiss and hearts be one,

Let Love’s light reunite as even moon and sun do.

Life is but a day and so empty without you.

The night of the soul is like love unspoken

So please do not let the circle be broken.

Come share God’s eternity with me.

Vicente Reyes

Spring, 1996

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