The Words 'I Love You'
The words, “I love you.”
Should not be lark song loud
Nor zephyr light sighing
Nor dancing like a mountain stream.
Neither should they be hammer anvil proud
Nor furnace flame flying
Nor rending the night like a lightning storm
The words, “I love you”
Should be boulder smooth and reassuring
Baked by an Aegean sun
Warm, solid, time-enduring
Bearing all, excluding none,
Gain and loss; pain and pleasure
All bound therein in equal measure.
© Barry Freeman – 11th March 1999
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