For You Alone

This was written for my wife two weeks after I met her.

More than hands met on that day,
Our hearts met in some pleasant way.
As hand touched hand and eye met eye,
There was no voice that broke the sky
Yet, I knew we were meant to be
Friends. And 'twas not only me
For in your eyes I saw my soul
And no force on earth can control
A bond like this of mind to mind
And heart to heart. Words kind
Or cruelly meant can ne'er efface
Our love; nor can they interlace
Me with their bonds of jealousy;
My love is such that I would see
You truly live in joy and peace.
And if some other can release
That joy within your heart than I,
So wills God, I dare not defy
His will. And yet within my heart
I hope that I may have a part
Within your life. God does not make
Two persons so alike for sake
Of irony. Can you see the bond
Between us or are my fond
Imaginings betraying me?
At any rate I hope you can see
That I would be your friend.
Through thick and thin, down to the end
Two truer friends than we could not be found.
Just you and I beneath the sky, bound
For who knows what mysterious place!
With arm in arm we would trace
The paths of ancient kings. Or we
could sail a boat, or climb a tree,
Or...in dark days we would embrace
And in our arms we'd find a place
To hide. We would speak of God,
Of heavenly planes we've never trod,
And of our love for Him; intent
On the other's fare; ardent
For the other's cause. Tender love
Can only come from Him above.
And those that love show that they
Are of His house. If in some way
I have alarmed you with the heat
Of my words, forgive; but repeat
Within your heart that I'm alone,
And longing for a friend. Let it atone
For the fervour of my speech
And understand the thing I reach
For is your heart. And in return
I give you mine. If you would spurn
My gift, it still is always yours.
Yours to have, to keep; out it pours
For you alone.

copyright @2006 Kevin Pauley. All rights reserved.